Have a HP SR1010V, 33GB HD - XP Home. Want to 1) replace HD with a 100-200GB HD OR 2) ADD a 100-200GB HD and 3) ADD a DVD drive. What is best way to copy data to a new HD and to boot the new HD. Rather than buy a new PC I want to learn how to do it. [email protected]

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.

wow a model stated, but NO OS , sad. why post with NO OS?
CIRCA 2007 (carbon dated by me)
NO MEDIA Stated just DVD (nuttn)
windows VISTA 32, that it? many were that year, 2010 or older
please tell the poster why anyone on earth warranties any 7 year old computer? must be wild men with cash to spend, ? endless?
who does that, or did you buy a service contract, from someone?
a service contract is not a warranty from HP not at all.


the DVD drive has name remove the drive read the label there.
post it and we can tell you what it can do an can not.
or ask HP that, we are not HP.
must BE XP after all only XP messes up DVD and many other things and needs, XP reg hot patches, sure.
why not upgrade this XP trash PC.
never ever RUN XP now, its a virus magnet, to you read the news
on COUNTERATTACKS, last 3 months on XP???? sad no?

or is this VISTA, it to has problems but IIRC DVDs work in VISTA OK. VISTA to must be fully updated from MS, (they shut down updates to vista last month( but there is one more patch from MS and is kEY to your survival with VISTA, ask HP or MS for it now)

as you can see DAY 1 this PC had 5 optical drive options with the limits clearly stated on page 3 here
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01278450

not the massive NO's on the the first one, cheap one...!!!!



here is the key to testing DVD, unstated by you what you did.
1: MAKE SURE THE DVD DRIVE DOES WHAT YOU WANT.
THE drive needs a patch from HP to read some movies
we remove the drive read the label then read HPs spec on what you have.
2; You never once told what DVD is in you hand..
a movie from the store on DVD or on BlueRay.
a DVD install disk
A DVD you made on other PC say burned to DVD-R media some home movies, say MP4s whata?
or what I can make or buy 100 of other forumated DVD in vast ways. some work other dont for vast reasons.
tell me one reason, one disk, tell what the disk is.
like DVD from store, with Gone with the wind on it,or WIZ of OZ.


3: then we go to HP.com and load all drivers seen on there site
for you PC (only) and your unstated OS, , yes they must match.

see this.
https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/compaq-presario-v6500-notebook-pc-series/3369426

if your media is ok (do not use DVD recorded disk now, as a test)
and the Drive is DVD drive, the label on it is clear as day.?
and the OS is still HP loaded and not infected or erased using some Microsoft disk then, load all the missing drivers see above.
and it will work, , if not the DVD drive is bad.

next time POST OS.
and tell which of the 6 optical drives you have,
some folks even put in other drives here, if you bought it used
it can be vast other drives here,
once we know that, we can get it to work, only if its still good.
after 10 years, many now are filthy optics or weak laser diode.

you will have to use the restore function. because of it not having an optical drive

IT'S 16 years old, there is no support for it now. sorry.

we get these here all the time, and no OS stated
why post with out stating what OS this is,
?w98, w2k, XP, VISTA,W7,W8, w8.1 W10.?
nor showing the DVD model there, it has s specific model name
and number (vast types used and sold)
DVD from store, or one you made or others made by hand.
home made or factory made store bought DVD?'
did you try this?
did you try other DVD movies? or look for the VOB files on them?>
Testing 123, easy to harder,
1: try a music CD first. store bought not home made.
2: look for files on any install CD, using the local file manager.
my computer, this computer, or what ever ms calls it this year.
we look to see if the PC can see the files on a real CD. first.

even the HP install CD, or other CD that are not for music or movies, if it cant read a CD, and see fails drive is bad.
or its drivers are missing or corrupted,(virus or?)

3: if this fails open the control panel, (start , CP) then look in device manager (on XP it tricky to get there so tell us if it's XP)
no OS stated, so....no operating system stated.
if the Device manager fails to show the DVD DRIVE,
this means :
A: bad. drive.
B: drivers for the drive are missing (hp has them if still HP DVD drive)
C: the OS is corrupted.
D: running XP , the Dead OS, with out SP3 service pack 3 will be very bad experience in all ways. it has DVD driver in said pack.
E: not running the HP drivers, that hp has. (but HP does not support 16 year old PCs at all) so getting them now is super hard.



the users manual mentions windows 98.
omg is it that old?
the same manual says , only select models has DVD drive.
to make DVD work , special software from HP was installed.
From HP, not MS.
there is a free manual for your PC

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/428472/Hp-Compaq-Presario-Presario-1700.html

try replacing all the leads that attach to your hard drive including electrical extensions + IDE,SATA and the ones that attach from your motherboard to hard drive
make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd 3 1/2 inch floppy have secure connections and are not faulty or just replace them they are probably old and faulty ?
good luck

WoW, that one is a good one.
If you are using Windows OS go to device manager, hardware, uninstall or remove device (DVD player).
Turn off the computer HARD BOOT/Cold Boot, not just reboot.
Start the computer and it should find your DVD add the drivers and install them. That should do it.
NOT all Windows versions are exactly the same, but, once you get to the device manager you should find remove/add devices.
Good Luck
Al at Dallas Texas, USA 785180

in most PCs the MB and cables inside will have provision to add

2 HDDs
2 Drives (CD or DVD)
1 floppy drive(now it's obsolete)

in a IDE system the data cables inside will be aprox 3 inch wide and the MB will have 2 IDE slots to fix the cables....
in a SATA system the data cables inside will be aprox 1 inch wide and the MB will have 4 SATA slots to fix the cables....from 2 HDD and 2 Disk Drives....

you should know how to install a new HD and make it primary or slave depending on which HD has your OS...
google and find more details on that...

If you are using Windows vista home basic or any lower version like windows XP, you need a decoder. Your options are
1: buy a decoder pack. (Search DVD Decoder pack on google or bing and you will get may options).
2. Download and install a DVD player software like cyberlink powerDVD, However once after getting everything to work, you may need to change from trial version to a full function version.

format the hard drive.

2 choices for you. Get the external to run the game or 2. Add a larger hdd to the system as a slave drive leaving the smaller drive as the master. If you go the 2nd route just make sure you buy a compatible hdd. Hope this helps & please remember to rate my answer.