replace hard drive

[RichardBailie]

what is the maximum hard disk size I can use to replace the 320GB one it came with.

Any suggested devices?

[BeemerBiker]

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@RichardBailie wrote:

what is the maximum hard disk size I can use to replace the 320GB one it came with.

Any suggested devices?

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You listed windows 10 64 bit as your OS.  That OS (also 7 and 8 ) can use GPT partitioning to access drive 2TB and larger.

Check your disk drive to see if it is partitioned for GPT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ-FFY23f28

If it is already partitioned for GPT you can buy a 2TB SATA drive and use any free cloning software to clone the 320gb to a cheap 2TB.

If your 320 is MBR then I recommend a fresh install of windows 10 x64 onto your new 2TB. Boot into the BIOS setup and configure the 2TB as the boot drive and the 320 can be accessed to transfer important documents.  You will have to reinstall licensed software.

That HP system is very old.  You might consider using an external SSD of 2TB.  Any USB3 will run at USB2 speed since your desktop does not have USB3.  Later, if you budget is larger, you can obtain a more modern system and still use the external SSD drive.

[TheOldMan · Accepted solution]

Since that is a SATA drive, you can easily use a 1TB or 2TB drive and the 1TB drive is common replacement for those smaller drives.  Since you are in the UK, just look for a 1TBdrive on Amazon.  Similar to these

https://www.amazon.com/1tb-sata-internal-hard-drive/s?k=1tb+sata+internal+hard+drive

Anything larger than 2TB requires the drive to be partitioned or change it over to GPT and some of the older motherboards cannot handle the larger drives, so best to stay as a 1 or 2TB for the boot drive.

Sorry - I see @BeemerBiker  answered while I was looking up info.

[RichardBailie]

Many thanks for the advice both of you who replied

[TheOldMan]

Glad to be of help.  Please post again if you need additional assistance.