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quick question!!!

steveo21

steveo21

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System Specs
System Name Dell demintion 1100
Processor Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.53 GHz
Motherboard Dell DE051
Memory Mosel-256 MB/ DDR SDRAM/ PC3200 (200 MHz)/ SSTL 2.5volts
Video Card(s) Intel Extreme Graphics 2
Audio Device(s) N/A Dual Graphics & Sound
Benchmark Scores --------[ Memory Read ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
how do i know what kind of hard drive will work on my comp???? Or dose it matter will they all work?
 
It has to have IDE Connection, SATA Conectoin or Both. Tell us you system specs so we can see what your MotherBoard Supports.
 
my system specs? theres a tab for that you can click right? my motherboard is a stock Dell DE051
 
It's pretty much a given that a IDE drive will work, but if your board supports SATA then that would be a better choice.
 
whats the differance between IDE and SATA?
 
Sata is a serial connection, IDE is parallel.
Sata cables are thin and do not restric airflow, ide uses a fat ribbon cable.
Sata is faster than IDE.

You have an 80GB Ultra ATA/100 (IDE) hard drive.

There are no SATA ports on your computer

You need to look for an ATA/100 drive. Like this

Go here for All your computer specs
 
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according to my computer details my curent hard drive only has a cap of 35gb and wow eats that alive lol so i need a bigger hd lol
 
Do you have two partitions? I think all of the 1100's came with an 80GB HDD.

But even so, 80GB is pretty small these days. I would get at least a 160GB.
 
as far as i can tell i only have the 35gb??
 
It's possible that your system came with only a 40GB hard drive (would show up as 35).
How much room is left on it ? If it is almost full, your performance could be taking a real hit.
 
yeah its full lol like 99% full lol thats why im looking to get 1
 
If your motherboard takes SATA, that's the way to go. Like others have said, faster+cooler on your system due to the smaller cables. You may do some research though, I've read that sometimes you have to do some tinkering to get your system to recognize both a SATA and an IDE drive if you have both installed in your comp.
 
so... ne IDE will work or would i need to meet sertain specs?
 
could someone answer back to my question plz
 
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