Will this internal hard drive work with Windows XP? null

I am a Windows "old timer". I have been slowly upgrading my versions only because a certain Tax software forces me to upgrade in order to work. My current Windows is 7 PRO 64 bit. The whole world keeps telling me to move up to Windows 10 because 7 is dead. I HATE 10. The reason I bought the hard drive was to partition it to handle both the 7pro and the 10. Was told it couldn't be done, no way no how. That was all I needed to hear. Right now I am the proud owner of a 2TB hard drive that defaults to W 7 and allows me to click to W10 when I am forced to do my taxes. The 2TB gives me all the room I will need for years to come. If I can put 7 PRO on it you should be able to put XP on it. I hated leaving XP Pro behind but the programs demanded the upgrade to 7. It is still my favorite version even though there is no longer any Windows support for it. Just take note of the cable connection. If you are still using the old version of Windows chances are your PC is older and the hard drive has the same footprint as the older ones, but the cable is different.

Yes, you should have no issues using this drive with Windows XP or Windows 7. Both these operating systems support MBR with hard drives up to 2 Tb addressable capacity. Your computer must support SATA drives or you would need an add-in card with SATA III for full speed access to this drive.

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“Will this internal hard drive work with Windows XP?”

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I am a Windows "old timer". I have been slowly upgrading my versions only because a certain Tax software forces me to upgrade in order to work. My current Windows is 7 PRO 64 bit. The whole world keeps telling me to move up to Windows 10 because 7 is dead. I HATE 10. The reason I bought the hard drive was to partition it to handle both the 7pro and the 10. Was told it couldn't be done, no way no how. That was all I needed to hear. Right now I am the proud owner of a 2TB hard drive that defaults to W 7 and allows me to click to W10 when I am forced to do my taxes. The 2TB gives me all the room I will need for years to come. If I can put 7 PRO on it you should be able to put XP on it. I hated leaving XP Pro behind but the programs demanded the upgrade to 7. It is still my favorite version even though there is no longer any Windows support for it. Just take note of the cable connection. If you are still using the old version of Windows chances are your PC is older and the hard drive has the same footprint as the older ones, but the cable is different.
Answered by StateIslandMichael 4 years ago
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Yes, you should have no issues using this drive with Windows XP or Windows 7. Both these operating systems support MBR with hard drives up to 2 Tb addressable capacity. Your computer must support SATA drives or you would need an add-in card with SATA III for full speed access to this drive.
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