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***glc*** · 05-27-2008, 09:01 AM

You cannot use the Dell-supplied install of XP in a HP computer. The drive needs to be wiped to use it as a data drive due to the Dell diagnostic partition. The best way to reuse that drive is with a USB adapter as an external backup device.

05-27-2008, 09:01 AM	#3
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,707	You cannot use the Dell-supplied install of XP in a HP computer. The drive needs to be wiped to use it as a data drive due to the Dell diagnostic partition. The best way to reuse that drive is with a USB adapter as an external backup device.