Windows 10: Advice on clean install W10 on a GX520

Discus and support Advice on clean install W10 on a GX520 in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Have done a few Windows 10upgrades and clean installs, but not sure about this one...has P4 CPU, can't find out if will support Windows 10 or not.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by reddwarf4ever, May 25, 2016.

  1. Advice on clean install W10 on a GX520


    Have done a few Windows 10upgrades and clean installs, but not sure about this one...has P4 CPU, can't find out if will support Windows 10 or not.

    Dell tag 5W9DY1J

    thanks

    :)
     
    reddwarf4ever, May 25, 2016
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  2. Aitch Win User

    clean install W10 on SSD designated drive B

    Thanks Andre. I'd come across your article on how to do an upgrade to W10 which I didn't want to do as I wanted to maintain my W7 system/drive and data. But never saw your W10 clean install article. I'm done now but will give your article a thorough read.

    Now I want to set up a dual boot for either W7 or W10 but each SSD drive is now designated "C".
     
    Aitch, May 25, 2016
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  3. Aitch Win User
    clean install W10 on SSD designated drive B

    I am trying to do a clean install of W10 on a new SSD designated drive B. I am currently running W7 designated drive C. The install wants to install to drive C. When it offers to select a different drive I get the below screen. It doesn't select B
    however. It does nothing. I do not want to upgrade W7 but rather do a clean install of W10. Please advise.
    Advice on clean install W10 on a GX520 [​IMG]
     
    Aitch, May 25, 2016
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  4. Carsomyr Win User

    Advice on clean install W10 on a GX520

    You could probably do it but if it's the same one i'm looking at it only has 1 GB of RAM and either a 40 GB or 80 GB Hard Drive, you would probably want to increase both of those so it doesn't run like molasses going uphill during a snowstorm in january *Tongue
     
    Carsomyr, May 26, 2016
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  5. Thanks, as far as I can make out it has 4GB ram and a 200GB HDD...it's the CPU I was concerned about, something that Windows 8 and 10 needs but 7 doesnt

    thanks
     
    reddwarf4ever, May 26, 2016
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  6. Carsomyr Win User
    Well it sounds like yours is different from what I am seeing online, especially sine the stock board in the gx520 is only supposed to take a max of 2 GB of RAM *Huh If you get me the actual model of P4 I could tell you what you wanna know for sure *Biggrin
     
    Carsomyr, May 26, 2016
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  7. Carsomyr Win User
    If you use something like speccy it will tell you everything I need to know *Biggrin

    Advice on clean install W10 on a GX520 [​IMG]
     
    Carsomyr, May 26, 2016
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    thanks, this is for a friend, don't have PC with me....can this info be saved as a text file or similar....won't know how to do a screen snapshot..
     
    reddwarf4ever, May 26, 2016
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  9. Carsomyr Win User
    Well you can just hit Alt+PrintScrn and then upload it to a site like imgur or if you use speccy under the file dropdown menu there is a save to text file option *Biggrin
     
    Carsomyr, May 26, 2016
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  10. thanks....
     
    reddwarf4ever, May 26, 2016
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  11. I tried 64 Windows 7 but Windows 10 said CPU not suitable, but then installed 32 bit version and everything passed and Windows 10 installed ok.......
     
    reddwarf4ever, Apr 5, 2018
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