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Old 18th May 2008, 12:43
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My System: Hybr!d

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AMD Turion 64 x2 TL-64 2.2GHz
Motherboard:
HP nForce 560
RAM Memory:
2GB DDR2 PC2-5300
Graphics Card(s):
Nvidia 7150M Onboard Integrated
Sound Card:
5.1 Onboard Integrated
Hard Drive(s):
250GB 5400RPM SATA300
Optical Drive(s):
18x CD/DVDRW-DL ATA
Case / PSU:
Stock HP
Cooling:
Stock HP
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10/100 Nic / 10MB Virgin Cable
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Old 18th May 2008, 12:45
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I'm assuming XP Pro w/SP3.. Whats a good hard drive from newegg?? Just about any of them??
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Old 18th May 2008, 12:48
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You need the version that matches your current install.

So if you are running with Pro with SP2 you need that one, if they don't match the repair option wont be available and you will have to format and do a fresh install.
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Old 18th May 2008, 12:50
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To be honest I'm not sure.. I've had this system for 7 years now.. Might as well just start over.. I know I'm gonna lose everything but oh well..
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Old 18th May 2008, 12:52
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The hard drive is probably shot so you will need to fresh install anyway.
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Old 18th May 2008, 12:54
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Any good hard drive OK then??
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Old 18th May 2008, 12:56
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First just get the software and try and install it, the hard drive may be ok.

But yeah, any IDE 3.5" hard drive will do, some brands are better than others and they come in various sizes.

A search here with bring up some mixed preferences on brands.
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Old 18th May 2008, 12:59
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OK.. Thanks again..
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Old 18th May 2008, 15:58
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For reasons unknown I'm back up and running.. I unhooked the power cord, monitor, keyboard, etc.. to pull off the side panel to make sure everything was still secure.. I don't know why, I just did.. At this time I realize where I threw some old discs in a box.. I found my XP cd.. I hook all cords back up, hit the power button and the thing fired up.. Who knows.. I am up and running now....
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