Presario Media Center new SATA 320GB WD

the only thing you need to know is if it is a sata or ide hard drive (if you look at the end of the drive if it has a lot of little holes it's an ide) then shop for whatever size drive you want i.e 250GB 2.5" hard drive. Because it's for a laptop it will have to be a 2.5" hard drive.

Here is a link for the Upgrading and Service Guide. Page has the information you are looking for.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00311113.pdf

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Click HERE to find the download site. Enter the Operating System you have and you should be able to download what you need from there. If you are using a different pc, put it on a flash drive or cd and transfer from that to the Compaq.
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Joe

XP cannot be installed natively on an SATA disk without the appropriate driver which must be loaded during the install - an extremely complicated maneuver. The best way to deal with that is to just add the new SATA hard disk: install XP on the PATA and use the new SATA for your files as a separate partition. The adapter cable can be bought for about $5 from the same shop as the hdd.
All the other modifications are just fine - just remember , the RAM will not be fully recognized and used because of the limitations of the 32bit XP.

Download all the drivers for your
HP Compaq Presario SR2013WMClick here

If the os is windows xp Media Center or Windows Vista Media Center then it directly supports tv viewing and no additional card is required.

go to hp site and check is the model support 320gb hdd or not if not trun yr hdd in limited capisity

Compaq has restore disk.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07143&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=3300335#N989

Yes. The case doesn't care what size the drive is. The computer is just asking for the USB driver for the case. Check the WD site for the driver for the model of MyBook that you have. That should cover it.

Files copy errors during the XP installation process are often an indication of BAD RAM.

If you have dual RAM modules, try install with 1 memory module installed