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Adding Hard Drive to Dell PC

mathie · 2005-02-25 15:14:23

Would it be a good idea to add http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=124273&cks=SPC to a Dell Dimension 2400? And would i need to buy the cables they mention underneath? Thanks guys! M

25-02-2005 3:14pm

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Would it be a good idea to add
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=124273&cks=SPC
to a Dell Dimension 2400?

And would i need to buy the cables they mention underneath?

Thanks guys!
M

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#2 25-02-2005 3:16pm

Chalk

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nope, thats a bad idea.

2400 doesnt have sata.
get an ide / ata-100/133 hard drive

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#3 25-02-2005 3:18pm

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Thanks Chalk
Any idea where I'd find one at a good price?
M

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#4 25-02-2005 3:21pm

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theres a fellow on the for sale forums that pops up fairly often with cheap hard drives
im getting a 180gig for 75 off him tomorrow

check his thread out:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=228066

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#5 25-02-2005 3:40pm

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mathie wrote:

Would it be a good idea to add
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=124273&cks=SPC
to a Dell Dimension 2400?

It's not that easy to add an extra drive to a 2400 - only has room in the cradle for 1 drive (open up and check inside yours) - another option might be to buy a HDD and put it in a USB enclosure

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=301928&cks=PRL

plus

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=302608&cks=PRL

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#6 25-02-2005 5:03pm

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Thanks guys.
Whats a USB enclosure?
Cheers!
M

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#7 25-02-2005 5:28pm

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mathie wrote:

Thanks guys.
Whats a USB enclosure?
Cheers!
M

You put the hard drive inside - connect to your USB port and you have an external disk.

You will have to go into Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk Management to ensure the drive is recognised. After that each time you switch it on it appears under My Computer as a disk drive

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#8 25-02-2005 5:32pm

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Have a Dell 2400 and the IDE cable just has a master(no slave) so you will need a new one one of those. Aslo as said they mounted the HDD vertically in some 2400's check because the cables wont reach(i know). I would just go USB.Fast and easy.

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#9 25-02-2005 5:45pm

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Thanks guys.
Really appreciate the help. I would have bought the wrong thing and been lost!
M

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