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Just installed a 5400 rpm Internal HDD for a failing 4200 rpm. All went well

via Norton Ghost 2003. My question is should I search for a new driver for

the new HDD as my system is about 3.5 years old or since all is well just

leave it be ?

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    "Simon" <Simon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

    > Just installed a 5400 rpm Internal HDD for a failing 4200 rpm. All went

    > well

    > via Norton Ghost 2003. My question is should I search for a new driver for

    > the new HDD as my system is about 3.5 years old or since all is well just

    > leave it be ?

     

    Drives don't need drivers. Controllers do. If it's the same controller,

    i.e. you're replacing an IDE drive, then it should be fine.

     

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    Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

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    Thank you.

     

    "Rock" wrote:

    > "Simon" <Simon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

    > > Just installed a 5400 rpm Internal HDD for a failing 4200 rpm. All went

    > > well

    > > via Norton Ghost 2003. My question is should I search for a new driver for

    > > the new HDD as my system is about 3.5 years old or since all is well just

    > > leave it be ?

    >

    > Drives don't need drivers. Controllers do. If it's the same controller,

    > i.e. you're replacing an IDE drive, then it should be fine.

    >

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    > Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

    >

    >

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    "Simon" wrote

    > Thank you.

     

    You're welcome.

     

    <snip>

     

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    Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

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    =?Utf-8?B?U2ltb24=?= wrote:

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    > Just installed a 5400 rpm Internal HDD for a failing 4200 rpm. All went well

    > via Norton Ghost 2003. My question is should I search for a new driver for

    > the new HDD as my system is about 3.5 years old or since all is well just

    > leave it be ?

     

    One generally never needs a new controller hardware when adding a new

    HDD.

     

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    http://www.bootdisk.com/

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