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January 7th, 2004 19:00
Ultra ATA vs. ATA/100 drive interfaces
currently have Dimension 8100 1.3ghz with 40GB Utra ATA 7200 rpm HDD... drive is slowly dying per disk monitor message upon startup
searched for drive replacement via Dell Service Tag & found 80GB ATA/100 7200 rpm HDD... looks like a Seagate Barracuda which has 40 pin connectors... my current drive has something like 34 (been a while since I've removed it, but definitely not 40 pin)
can I use the new drive?
if so, how?
if not, then what?
searched for drive replacement via Dell Service Tag & found 80GB ATA/100 7200 rpm HDD... looks like a Seagate Barracuda which has 40 pin connectors... my current drive has something like 34 (been a while since I've removed it, but definitely not 40 pin)
can I use the new drive?
if so, how?
if not, then what?
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osprey4
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January 7th, 2004 22:00
eskimoroll
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January 8th, 2004 18:00
purchased the 80GB drive with the 40 pin connector, but could not connect existing 40GB drive as a slave because the 40 pin connector was too wide for the existing drive... existing drive connector is narrower & thicker than the new one (4 fewer sockets, I think)...
Message Edited by eskimoroll on 01-08-2004 02:03 PM
osprey4
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January 8th, 2004 18:00
ATA standard connectors have not changed since 1989. Please look at it carefully.