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jason scan

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November 9th, 2005 11:00

Dimension 8300

Hi,
can anyone let me know whether your pc dell Dimension 8300 come in which type of configuration harddisk when purchase in singapore .
 
I purchase the Dimension 8300 come only IDE harddisk not serial ATA harddisk
 
I heard some said serial ATA harddisk, not IDE  harddisk.
 
I so confuse can anyone help me solve it
 
Thank for helping
 
 
 
 

Shawn.S

84 Posts

November 9th, 2005 14:00

The 8300 has both the SATA controller and the IDE controller. It could have either type of drive.
 
You will have to check what type it shows in the BIOS or open it up and take a look at the connection.
 
Shawn

klbf

2.7K Posts

November 9th, 2005 17:00

hi, if you want to install a sata drive it will become your boot drive too.. as i believe from others posts

Dimension 8300
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1GB PC3200
Sparkle 6600GT oc (500mhz/1000mhz)
Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (retail)
Seagate sata 120Gb, sata 160Gb, USB2 external 200Gb
NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD
Pioneer 16x DVD+/-RW DL DVR-109
BearPaw 2400TA Scanner
USB 2.0 tv tuner
HP usb CD-Writer+ 8200
256Mb-64mb Usb drives
Wacom graphire3 4x5inch
Conexant SmartHSFi V.9x 56K DF PCI Modem ,ADSL DSL-200
HP deskjet 3550
15inch LCD
pci cooler
3dmark03 8446...3dmark05 3498...PCmark05 3448

jason scan

2 Posts

November 10th, 2005 11:00

Hi

Thank for the help .

can i know All dell Dimension 8300 when purchase from singpore.

Harddisk from dell company connection is serial ATA harddisk ( sata ) or normal IDE harddisk when purchase . what is the capacity size of the harddisk

HackerJunk

25 Posts

March 13th, 2006 05:00

I have added a SATA drive to my dual EIDE 8300. It does not try to boot from the SATA. See the following link for details:

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_harddrive&message.id=110073

or search for the thread called: "8300 SATA drive not recognized"

Perhaps updating the bios fixed this (I am at A07) or perhaps it is because I plugged it in the "Secondary" SATA connector? I'll be testing this theory later...or perhaps the whole "must boot from SATA" is an urban legend?

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