Unsolved
This post is more than 5 years old
5 Posts
0
117109
Dimension E520: Second Hard Drive
Hello,
I am thinking of getting a second SATA disk for my E520, but have some questions:
Is there a limit on the capacity? I have seen 320GB somewhere...
Does the board support SATA2?
Thank you.
MRF4700
1.8K Posts
0
May 27th, 2007 02:00
shesagordie
10 Elder
10 Elder
•
46K Posts
0
May 27th, 2007 03:00
VIP12888
You can use either SATA1 or SATA2 hard drives and there's no limit on the size of the drives.
There is a spare power connector inside the case, but you will need a 24" x 180* x 90* [right angle] SATA data cable, similar to the unit Here.
<ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell>
Try to buy the cable from a local computer store, to save the S&H.
Bev.
===================================================
Please don't send me questions about your system by DCF Messenger.
Post the issue in the appropriate Board, where they will be answered.
Message Edited by shesagordie on 05-26-2007 11:15 PM
VIP12888
5 Posts
0
May 27th, 2007 17:00
shesagordie
10 Elder
10 Elder
•
46K Posts
0
May 27th, 2007 18:00
Bev.
===================================================
Please don't send me questions about your system by DCF Messenger.
Post the issue in the appropriate Board, where they will be answered.
TSH001
2 Posts
0
January 28th, 2008 14:00
Message Edited by TSH001 on 01-28-2008 10:04 AM
shesagordie
10 Elder
10 Elder
•
46K Posts
0
January 28th, 2008 19:00
You need a 24" [or longer] x 180* x 90* [right angle] SATA1 data cable, similar to this.
Note: If both SATA 150 and 300 drive models are 7200 rpm, this will limit them to a practical maximum speed, in the 60-65 MBps range.
This article may interest you.
Bev.
===================================================
Please don't send me questions about your system by DCF Messenger.
Post the issue in the appropriate Board, where they will be answered.
TSH001
2 Posts
0
January 29th, 2008 11:00
waliser
10 Posts
0
February 16th, 2008 06:00
I don't know a lot about computers but want to add another Sata drive.
I have bought one and have ordered a 1m Sata cable (right angle( similar to the one that is in my PC for the first HD.
However, I am not quite sure where to plug the drive into on the motherboard.
There is a sata connection next to the one my main HD uses but that one is taken up by the DVD drive.
I can see a place that looks like another sata connection on the motherboard / can I used pluc the drive into that one or does the order matter of where they go?
Thanks for the help.
Waliser
shesagordie
10 Elder
10 Elder
•
46K Posts
0
February 16th, 2008 17:00
waliser
As you have posted in a E520 thread, I'll ssume that you have a E520 with XP.
You can use any open SATA port on the motherboard.
The E520 Motherboard details are here
<ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell>
How to install the hard drive.
<ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell>
After installing the hardrive, enter the 'System Setup' and check that the drive is enabled [on]
System Setup
For windows to recognize the second hard drive, it must be patitioned and formatted. These are generic instructions for installing an additional hard drive using Windows XP Disk Management, they are by Seagate. but apply to all brands.
Bev.
===================================================
Please don't send me questions about your system by DCF Messenger.
Post the issue in the appropriate Board, where they will be answered.
waliser
10 Posts
0
February 17th, 2008 09:00
that was exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks a lot
Waliser
shesagordie
10 Elder
10 Elder
•
46K Posts
0
February 17th, 2008 15:00
Pleased to have helped.
Bev.
===================================================
Please don't send me questions about your system by DCF Messenger.
Post the issue in the appropriate Board, where they will be answered.
2ndchances
12 Posts
0
June 26th, 2011 16:00
My current E520 hard drive speed is 7.2k. I plan to add a second 1T hard drive that is also 7.2k. How might that effect my speed, if at all?
jackshack
6.4K Posts
0
June 26th, 2011 17:00
It will not affect the speed of the computer. Only one disk can be used at a time, so your mass storage data transfer will be the same with both drives. This might be different if you place two drives in a RAID 0 configuration, but according to the specs on the E520, only RAID 1 (Mirroring) is supported. Therefore, the speed will be the same. You will, however, have a lot more room to store data.
2ndchances
12 Posts
0
July 2nd, 2011 17:00
Help!
I installed my 1T second drive into SATA4. I enabled SATA4 in BIOS. I went into Disk Manager and set it to format. After 24 hours it was only 56% complete so I poked around the web and realized I should have partitioned it. So I cancelled the format and rebooted. I went back to Disk Managwer and set it to partition 300MB and clicked "Quick Format." I went to unload the dishwasher and when I returned the new disk no longer appeared in Disk Manager. I rebooted again but now BIOS doesn't recognize it. I had to disable SATA4 to get the CPU to boot up again.
What did I do wrong and what do I do now?
jackshack
6.4K Posts
0
July 3rd, 2011 00:00
My first impression of your post is that the hard drive has failed. Formatting and partitioning should not affect the detection of the hard drive in the computer BIOS.
Before giving up on it however, you should try connecting the drive to SATA 1. When you use the hard drives as individual devices the Dell BIOS prefers hard drives to be connected to one of the first two ports. The ports seen as SATA 4 and SATA 5 are intended for your DVD/CD drives (the E520 does not have support for ports SATA 2 or SATA 3). Once you have the hard drive connected to SATA 1, reset the CMOS (NVRAM) by using either one of the keyboard methods found in Chris M's post here, or by removing the CMOS battery for about five minutes.
EDIT: Specifically, see the link marked Clearing NVRAM in Chris M's post.