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steveo21
03-18-2008, 05:21 PM
how do i know what kind of hard drive will work on my comp???? Or dose it matter will they all work?
AphexDreamer
03-18-2008, 05:25 PM
It has to have IDE Connection, SATA Conectoin or Both. Tell us you system specs so we can see what your MotherBoard Supports.
steveo21
03-18-2008, 05:27 PM
my system specs? theres a tab for that you can click right? my motherboard is a stock Dell DE051
pbmaster
03-18-2008, 05:28 PM
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.
steveo21
03-18-2008, 05:29 PM
whats the differance between IDE and SATA?
Kreij
03-18-2008, 05:39 PM
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 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148247)

Go here for All your computer specs (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim1100/EN/SM/specs.htm)
steveo21
03-18-2008, 08:23 PM
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
Kreij
03-18-2008, 08:36 PM
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.
steveo21
03-19-2008, 10:41 PM
as far as i can tell i only have the 35gb??
Kreij
03-19-2008, 10:45 PM
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.
steveo21
03-20-2008, 02:49 AM
yeah its full lol like 99% full lol thats why im looking to get 1
DonInKansas
03-20-2008, 05:37 PM
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.
steveo21
03-26-2008, 01:38 PM
so... ne IDE will work or would i need to meet sertain specs?
steveo21
03-26-2008, 08:07 PM
could someone answer back to my question plz