Intel Q6600 terabyte hard drive ?

[rotmegsie]

Hi, I am new to the forum and although I can use my computer fairly well I am not 'up' on technical jargon. Someone I half-know sujests I upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 ultimate and he has given me two softwear discs and one disc with the Windows 7 on it.

My computer is an Advent Quad Core Intel Q6600 but according to this guy it would require a terabyte internal hard drive to install this system.

Is this right ?... if so where can I get one and what wording would I have to look for (numbers , lettters, etc.,) and what price would I be looking at ?.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated. Regards.:o

[Vr5fx]

Hi and welcome to the Forum.

A Terabyte is not required for installing Windows 7.

Windows 7 can be installed on pretty much any size hard drive greater than 60 GB.

To verify click on

Start -> Computer

As an example mine is 163GB free of 223GB

 

Another thing to note is that you can't install Windows 7 unless you have a Product Key. As it was "given" to you by a half known friend and it is Windows 7 Ultimate then that would make me think that the DVD's in your possession are not genuine

Members of this forum won't assist people with pirated material.

 

-Vr

[KenB]

Hi

if the copy of windows that you have been given has been used before -which I suspect - then

it is illegal to put it on your system

We will not be able to help with this

[rotmegsie]

terabyte for Q6600

 

Hi all , and thanks for the replies. I thought this guy who gave me the discs was not genuine when he said a friend could fit one in my computer for £70.

That set the off the alarm bells and I just wondered how easy (or hard) it would be to fit one myself , not knowing anything that technical, hence my questions.

Thanks Again, I will keep looking in on this site for information.

 

Rotmegsie. :confused:

[KenB]

I thought this guy who gave me the discs was not genuine

There is a lot of illegal software out there - especially on auction sites.

 

It is relatively easy to install a new Operating System when you have legitimate disks :)

[Plastic Nev]

If you do genuinely wish to upgrade to Windows 7, Microsoft do produce the disk or even a direct download from the Microsoft website, it means that then your money is going to the correct people and not a possible criminal type. You can also buy the correct and therefore legal disk from most reputable computer dealers too.

 

As for the disk you have been given, give it back and just say you don't want it. I would like to tell you to destroy it, but the person might want money from you, especially if you did.

 

Nev.