HD fails DGN Smart Test( Will new drive & Win 10 fly?) HP IQ504 PC/ current OS Vista.

[McClaff-fen]

Hard drive fails smart test BIO8....very slow. I want to replace the HD and the current Vista OS with a new drive and Windows 10 OS. Can this work? 64 bit system 4 Gb Ram  2 ghz processor speed duo core.( Wins 10 requires 2 GB ram and 1 GHZ processor speed.)  Are the drivers available  to upgade to Wins 10?  

[mdklassen · Accepted solution]

> Hard drive fails SMART test ...  very slow.

While it still is "alive", take a backup of files/bookmarks/music/pictures/E-mail/product-keys-for-licensed-software

whle you still can.

> I want to replace the HD and the current Vista OS with a new drive and Windows 10 OS. Can this work?

> 64 bit system 4 Gb Ram  2 ghz processor speed duo core.

> ( Win 10 requires 2 GB ram and 1 GHZ processor speed.) 

Specifications: http://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c01481519

> Are the drivers available  to upgade to Win 10?  

None for Windows 10, via: http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-TouchSmart-Desktop-PC-series/3733137/model/375223...

but there is the possibility that the device-drivers are either:

* included on the Windows 10 DVD;

* available on Windows Update after the initial installation of Windows 10.

From: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10

you can download Windows 10 for free, and install it.

Until you decide to enter a product-key, it is a short-term "trial" version that you can run, to see if your PC is compatible.