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What Hard Drive for Dimension 2400
What Hard Drive for Dimension 2400 ^Detailed info provided^
Hi I still have the 40 Gb hard drive that came with the Dimension 2400, however I have upgraded RAM to 1Gb and video card to Fx5200. I read around and there seem to be a lot of things to consider such as different types of hard disks and maybe I am short on power supply and that the Dimension 2400 only has one power source for hard disk. There is a lot more than that as well it seems.
Below are some information from Belarc advisor
Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 2400
Enclosure Type: Space-saving
Processor
2.40 gigahertz Intel Celeron
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Main Circuit Board
Board: Dell Computer Corp. 0G1548 A00
Serial Number: ..CN708213C2G0HP.
Bus Clock: 400 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A05 12/02/2003
Drives
41.06 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
1.54 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
Maxtor 6E040L0 [Hard drive] (41.11 GB) -- drive 0, s/n E1MAJ2LE, rev NAR61590, SMART Status: Healthy
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 26.21 GB 734 MB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 14.85 GB 803 MB free
Controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 24CB
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
I hope you professional guys can help me on this. A hard disk of around 100 Gb would be great.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Hi I still have the 40 Gb hard drive that came with the Dimension 2400, however I have upgraded RAM to 1Gb and video card to Fx5200. I read around and there seem to be a lot of things to consider such as different types of hard disks and maybe I am short on power supply and that the Dimension 2400 only has one power source for hard disk. There is a lot more than that as well it seems.
Below are some information from Belarc advisor
Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 2400
Enclosure Type: Space-saving
Processor
2.40 gigahertz Intel Celeron
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Main Circuit Board
Board: Dell Computer Corp. 0G1548 A00
Serial Number: ..CN708213C2G0HP.
Bus Clock: 400 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A05 12/02/2003
Drives
41.06 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
1.54 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
Maxtor 6E040L0 [Hard drive] (41.11 GB) -- drive 0, s/n E1MAJ2LE, rev NAR61590, SMART Status: Healthy
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 26.21 GB 734 MB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 14.85 GB 803 MB free
Controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 24CB
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
I hope you professional guys can help me on this. A hard disk of around 100 Gb would be great.
Thanks a lot in advance.
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shesagordie
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November 17th, 2005 18:00
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November 17th, 2005 19:00
with this hard drive
http://froogle.google.co.uk/froogle_cluster?q=EIDE&pid=1942711015598855891&oid=9340057475973466557&btnG=Search+Froogle&scoring=p
I heard the Western Digital hard drives have problems, is that significant?
Also, do you think it is worth the bother to buy the tray so that I could keep my old 40 GB hard disk or would it be possible to just move the data using norton ghost? (or does that need the old hard disk still there anyway, I just realised)
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November 17th, 2005 21:00
xlorine
The tray shown, will not work in a D-2400. The hard drive shown should be fine, providing you are using XP SP1 or SP2. Have not heard or read of any problems about Western Digital hard drives, beyond the usual failures, that all hard drives have. I noticed that that the hard drive warranties are not published, as they are in the US
As you live in the UK, browse eBay for a tray, or you can buy a kit from here http://www.issue-resolved.com/
Bev.
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November 18th, 2005 05:00
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November 18th, 2005 14:00
It says there is a 160 GB hard drive limit,
Is that true?
Or is that limit gone after xp sp1 or 2?
cheers.
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November 18th, 2005 19:00
xlorine
"Storage: Ultra ATA EIDE Hard drive up to 160 GB2 to meet your storage needs" That mean's the largest hard drive Dell sells with the D-2400 system, not the largest that can be installed.
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dimen_2400
To use a larger than a 137GB hard drive, you will require XP SP1 or SP2.
Bev.
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shesagordie
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xlorine
If you buy the kit from http://www.issue-resolved.com/ it will include the data cable and there should be a spare power connector for the second hard drive already inside the case. Therefore you should be all set to go.
There are no instructions for installing a second EIDE hard drive in a D-2400, but as the D-4600 has the same case and chassis, you can use the same instructions for the physical installation. Set the second hard drive's jumpers to "Cable Select" and connect it to the middle connecor on the cable
http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/systems/dim4600/en/4600i/sm/parts.htm#1138667
After installation, check the setup, that the second drive is enabled [Auto] and In order 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.
http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/howto/install_xp_disk_mgmt.html
Bev.
Message Edited by shesagordie on 11-19-2005 01:59 PM
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