All WD Hard drives now use 4K (4096 byte) Sectors and GPT (GUID Partition Table) Which is Not Compatible with Windows XP 32-Bit. The Only way to have a 3TB or 4TB Hard drive compatible with Windows XP 32-Bit is to purchase an OLD Hard drive (made around 2009) that uses 512 byte Emulation and supports MBR (Master Boot Record) Partitions.
12/29/2019 · Rick’s answer: Yes Bruce, as long as the old hard drive is still working you can easily convert it into an external USB hard drive . It isn’t difficult at all. The great thing about modern versions of Windows is the way you can plug a USB drive into an open port and get right to work without having to configure anything.
3/13/2018 · take drive out, use as external drive after booting your friends computer (assuming XP) open a navigation windows (explorer) and set folders to show all files. (shown in pictures below) then goto…
6/29/2010 · The internal hard drive on my hp pavilion is completely shot. Rather than replace the hard drive on what is an older machine my thought is to use an external HD. This would mean XP would need to be installed on the external DH. The BIOS gives an option to boot from the USB drive .
8/31/2016 · The computer had No Issues recognizing the drive and copying the data (which was pretty slow compared to USB3.0) but the Fact is … the New Model/ USB3.0 WD Drive worked Fine with Windows XP . Personally, i’m running old Windows 7 (made the switch from XP because of GPT and i want to use large capacity hard drives ), New External Hard Drive that works with Windows XP …
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4/18/2007 · This will happen if you have several card readers, thumb drives or external hard drives attached. It will also happen if you are on a network and have mapped drives . To find the drive and then rename it, you’ll want to right-click on My Computer and select Manage. From the Computer Management screen, select Disk Management.
1/30/2007 · I’m connecting a 30GB Travelstar Hard Drive via an external USB 2.0 case to my Thinkpad T40 with Windows XP (pro). Windows immediately recognized it. However, the hard drive does not show up under Windows Explorer. I can go into Device Manager, click on Disk Drives , and it …
