Any 2.5" 9.5 mm SATA notebook drive will work just fine. For XP, 2G is also sufficient - if you install 4G, you'll only see just over 3G anyway because of the chipset limitation.
Crucial.com is the best source of guraranteed-compatible RAM.
Unless you plan to swap the drives regularly, you don't need a second caddy. You WILL need an external hard drive enclosure, if you plan to clone one drive directly to the other in preparation for the upgrade.
Yes, I am planning to use Apricorn Drivewire USB 2.0 external HDD Adapter to clone HD.
Actually, I am thinking about performing a fresh install of Windows XP using Dell's recovery CD's and Microsoft's SP3 CD on new HD -- Then cloning fresh software install on original HD.
ejn63
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June 18th, 2009 04:00
Any 2.5" 9.5 mm SATA notebook drive will work just fine. For XP, 2G is also sufficient - if you install 4G, you'll only see just over 3G anyway because of the chipset limitation.
Crucial.com is the best source of guraranteed-compatible RAM.
robert213
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June 18th, 2009 09:00
FYI, I am purchasing a harddrive caddy for new HD at...
http://newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=15
Hard drive caddy for DELL Latitude D620, D630 (MF267)
$21.95
Fits drives 9.5 mm or less. Caddy shown with hard drive installed. Uses SATA drives. Hard drive not included. Includes drive screws.
Note: Equivalent to DELL part number MF267
ejn63
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June 18th, 2009 11:00
Unless you plan to swap the drives regularly, you don't need a second caddy. You WILL need an external hard drive enclosure, if you plan to clone one drive directly to the other in preparation for the upgrade.
robert213
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June 18th, 2009 13:00
Yes, I am planning to use Apricorn Drivewire USB 2.0 external HDD Adapter to clone HD.
Actually, I am thinking about performing a fresh install of Windows XP using Dell's recovery CD's and Microsoft's SP3 CD on new HD -- Then cloning fresh software install on original HD.
joydy
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January 8th, 2011 09:00
Did you ever do the hard drive upgrade and was it sucessful. I ask because I am looking to do the same thing.
Thanks