What do I need to take into consideration when I want to buy a new Hard Drive?

SystematicChaos

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1) You did make the USB stick bootable? Download a windows ISO and use rufus https://rufus.ie if not.

2) Find whatever key you need to get into the bios and change the boot order there.

3) Maybe take the PC to someone who knows what they're doing.
 
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Firestar97

Firestar97
SystematicChaos said:
1) You did make the USB stick bootable? Download a windows ISO and use rufus https://rufus.ie if not.
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Ok, thought it would be enough to just put the ISO File on there. Thanks for mentioning it.


SystematicChaos said:
2) Find whatever key you need to get into the bios and change the boot order there.
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I've already found out which Key I need to press but it absolutely doesn't work no matter how often I try it
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
SystematicChaos said:
1) You did make the USB stick bootable? Download a windows ISO and use rufus https://rufus.ie if not.

2) Find whatever key you need to get into the bios and change the boot order there.

3) Maybe take the PC to someone who knows what they're doing.
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That Software is crying all the Time that it can't read the ISO-File. But it seems to work with the Software from Microsoft
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
Damn, I thought maybe it doesn't work because some Idiot thought the new Keyboard I'm having since a few Months needs a USB-Cable instead of a normal Keyboard Cable but it also didn't work with my approximately 20 Years old Keyboard (a really great Product. It still works almost perfectly). Can I somehow start BIOS from Windows 7? Then I could plug in the old Hard Drive again, start BIOS and then plug the new SSD in again
Edit: perfect just connected the old Hard Drive again, just to find out that the Keyboard doesn't work anymore for some Reason, so back to the old one

Finally! The Combination of both old Hardware Pieces made it possible to go into BIOS
Aaaaaand it crashed😑

When I want to choose booting from USB in BIOS it doesn't appear if I change it with +/-. Do I need to somehow open another Menu? I've saw a Screenshot where someone had a Window with multiple Boot Options to choose from. Or do I really need to buy a Windows 10 CD/DVD now?

A Friend of me thinks that the Motherboard could be defective. I hope it isn't the Motherboard. If it is the Motherboard it is a absolute Piece of Sh** because most of the Time since I have that Computer I wasn't even at home, so maybe it was only used for approximately two Years. Is there Software that I can use to find out if it is really the Motherboard that needs to be replaced?
 
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Mole HD

Mole HD
Urufu1997 said:
Damn, I thought maybe it doesn't work because some Idiot thought the new Keyboard I'm having since a few Months needs a USB-Cable instead of a normal Keyboard Cable but it also didn't work with my approximately 20 Years old Keyboard (a really great Product. It still works almost perfectly). Can I somehow start BIOS from Windows 7? Then I could plug in the old Hard Drive again, start BIOS and then plug the new SSD in again
Edit: perfect just connected the old Hard Drive again, just to find out that the Keyboard doesn't work anymore for some Reason, so back to the old one

Finally! The Combination of both old Hardware Pieces made it possible to go into BIOS
Aaaaaand it crashed😑

When I want to choose booting from USB in BIOS it doesn't appear if I change it with +/-. Do I need to somehow open another Menu? I've saw a Screenshot where someone had a Window with multiple Boot Options to choose from. Or do I really need to buy a Windows 10 CD/DVD now?

A Friend of me thinks that the Motherboard could be defective. I hope it isn't the Motherboard. If it is the Motherboard it is a absolute Piece of Sh** because most of the Time since I have that Computer I wasn't even at home, so maybe it was only used for approximately two Years. Is there Software that I can use to find out if it is really the Motherboard that needs to be replaced?
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Seriously...take the damned thing to someone who at least has a vague idea of what they're doing. This relatively simple process has turned into a needless internet saga of epic proportions. You randomly pressing keys and messing about with components when you have absolutely no idea of the basic functions or operation of a PC is going to end up in tears and a very broken PC.

My honest advice after reading through all this? ... Buy an Xbox.
 
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Firestar97

Firestar97
Mole HD said:
My honest advice after reading through all this? ... Buy an Xbox.
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One Question : why should I buy a stupid Xbox? Can you write Job Applications on that Sh**, play normal PC Games and use a Mouse and Keyboard instead of a Controller? I don't think so 🤦🏻‍♂️
If you need a new Car, my Advice to you is, go buy a Toaster 😒
 

Mole HD

Mole HD
Urufu1997 said:
One Question : why should I buy a stupid Xbox? Can you write Job Applications on that Sh**, play normal PC Games and use a Mouse and Keyboard instead of a Controller? I don't think so 🤦🏻‍♂️
If you need a new Car, my Advice to you is, go buy a Toaster 😒
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That 'toaster' of an Xbox is way faster and more functional than your current PC for one, it also has keyboard and mouse support as standard with Microsoft Edge built in to it's OS as an internet browser...most of all, it doesn't need any kind of basic knowledge to operate it.

But seriously, take your PC to someone who knows what they're doing. A broken and seriously outdated PC you have no idea how to upgrade or complete basic repair functions on is of no use to you. Like you said, it's important to you for seeking out a job...you breaking it or rendering it inoperable through your fumbling about with it isn't helping or serving that process.

Most of us replying in this thread have been building our own PC's since the 1990's and have an accumulated knowledge of roughly how they work, more importantly, how they are put together. All of us upgrade our hardware regularly. Like has been mentioned, what you're attempting isn't a difficult process...if you know what you're doing....but trying to guide you through that simple process when you have absolutely no idea what any of us are telling you is as difficult and frustrating for us as it is for you.

Here's one I built earlier...which is almost 4 years old now. I've just recently changed the case, changed the motherboard, upgraded from the GTX1080ti graphics card to 2x RTX 2070 supers, added some more SSD's, upgraded the PSU to 1000W and fitted more RAM. Like most things, PC building besides being an expensive hobby is an ongoing process.

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Firestar97

Firestar97
If anyone cares:
Just found out that it didn't work because USB 3.0 Ports (the ones with the blue Inside) only work after the System was started. Now I can install Windows 10. The only Problem is that some Drivers that are needed for the Windows 10 Installation are missing, so I need to find out which Drivers I need to download and then it should finally be finished
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
😑 How do I find out which USB Driver my Computer needs before I can access a OS? Someone on another Site wrote that I need a Driver from the Company that made the Motherboard but when I want to install it, it shows that it isn't compatible with the Hardware. And when I search for the Company that made the USB Ports, it only shows Bluetooth Drivers
 

Sunyavadin

Sunyavadin
For most general purpose use I tend to go for 7200rpm 10-16TB drives, Good for major media storage and also quite acceptable for games where faster access speeds are not as important. It's always a game of diminishing returns at the higher price points when it comes to load times. These HDs occupy SATA II slots on my board, while 2.5" SSDs hook up to the SATA-III ones for games which really notably benefit from it. Can't store anyhting close to a full steam library on a 2TB SSD though.
They'd see a performance boost again if I stuck them on an NVMe drive, but they're expensive for the space you get, and I like to keep the one on my board for my OS alone, so it'd mean getting a PCIe card to hook one up to.

As a side note, this is also where I went with my XBox, sticking them in USB3.1 enclosures, to be able to store my ~500 games on those consoles. Load times are already significantly eradicated anyway on the console just upgrading from the internal 5400rpm, but on Series X quick resume is gonna mean it loads recently played games virtually instantaneously from memory images stored on the SSD anyway.
 

Sunyavadin

Sunyavadin
Urufu1997 said:
If anyone cares:
Just found out that it didn't work because USB 3.0 Ports (the ones with the blue Inside) only work after the System was started. Now I can install Windows 10. The only Problem is that some Drivers that are needed for the Windows 10 Installation are missing, so I need to find out which Drivers I need to download and then it should finally be finished
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There are a few tricks and workarounds on win7 installation, I have some folks I do these installs for, who need win7 on one of their machines for certain compatibility.
The easiest is installing win7 from a SATA DVD drive and using the PS/2 port to hook up a keyboard, so no USB support is required for the installer. They get increasingly more complex, like making an AFK installer, or a bespoke version of the installer which incorporates USB 3 drivers.
 

Sunyavadin

Sunyavadin
JetsonRING said:
SSD is becoming so competitive in price with HDD it is difficult to justify buying a HDD.
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I dunno, I can get a 16TB HD for £400, but an SSD of that capacity will set me back 5 grand. And I know I'd rather lug my game collection around in a single external enclosure rather than on a stack of 2TB SSDs that cost twice as much as that one HD.
:D
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
Sunyavadin said:
There are a few tricks and workarounds on win7 installation, I have some folks I do these installs for, who need win7 on one of their machines for certain compatibility.
The easiest is installing win7 from a SATA DVD drive and using the PS/2 port to hook up a keyboard, so no USB support is required for the installer. They get increasingly more complex, like making an AFK installer, or a bespoke version of the installer which incorporates USB 3 drivers.
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But I'm trying to install Windows 10 and for some Reason the Company that made my Motherboard doesn't have a Windows 10 USB Driver. But there must be one that is compatible because Windows 10 was installed on the SSD that was in there at the Beginning. As far as I know there isn't a Driver CD from my Computer ☹️
Or do you mean I should install Windows 7 and then upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10?
 

Sunyavadin

Sunyavadin
Ah, I thought the problems you were having with USB 3 ports not being recognised was bc you were installing win7, win10's installer has USB3 support out of the box so should just run fine.
 

Sunyavadin

Sunyavadin
Now you mention it though, I don't see why that path wouldn't work, if for some reason your W10 install cannot see your USB 3 ports, the win7 workarounds should work just the same. So you could feasibly try them on win10's installer or go super old school and use them to install win7 and then run an upgrade to w10 within w7.
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
Sunyavadin said:
Ah, I thought the problems you were having with USB 3 ports not being recognised was bc you were installing win7, win10's installer has USB3 support out of the box so should just run fine.
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As I've already wrote, I'm trying to install Windows 10. But I had Problems to let the Computer boot from USB. Now I'm having the Problem that I can't find a USB Driver from the Company that made my Motherboard that is compatible with Windows 10. I need it because my Computer says that a Driver is missing (either SSD Driver, CD/DVD Driver or USB Driver and this one seems to be the most likely one)
 
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