Want to do a fresh install of XP on my Compaq, but I added..

[Noya]

Hi, I've had this Compaq since 2004. I've added a gig of RAM, a 250gb SATA HDD, and a 6600GT card.

Anyway, I want to do a clean install of XP, which I've never done. I've cleared a bunch of space on my 250gb HD and transfered all the files im going to keep from C: to the 250gb.

So my question is what will happen to my 250gb drive? Do I have to disconnect it? Will XP recognize it after the clean install? What about the extra RAM and 6600gt?

Thanks for any useful info.

 

[dmroeder]

If your 250 gig is just for data and you have a seperate drive for windows, then you could disconnect your 250 gig just so you don't install windows on it on accident. Then just plug it back in after you install windows on your other drive. Windows will recognize it just fine.

As for your ram, you won't need to do anything for that.

The video card will need a driver to work at it's full potential. You can use the disk that came with it or download a new one from Nvidia's website (which you should do anyway). It will work well enough with the microsoft driver until you can get the Nvidia one installed.

Hope this helps