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February 27th, 2004 09:00
2nd Hard Drive installation question
Hi
I have dell 8300. I want to install internal Zip drive and 2nd hard drive in my system.
I just read on dell website that dell System only support 4 IDE devices.
Is there any way I could install both drive together?
If it is possible, what kind of hard drive should I have to buy?
Please help me!
Thank you.
Dell 8300 Window Xp SP1 professional.
Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz Hyper
1024MB
1floppy drive
1CD rom and 1DVD writer.
80G hard (wester digital, WD800BB-75CAA0)
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Doogie-224
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February 28th, 2004 01:00
TomXPS
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February 28th, 2004 12:00
Just about any EIDE hard drive should work. I prefere Maxtor and Western Digital.
Also you have another option to install a Serial ATA disk drive also on your 8300. You have 2 SATA ports.
Another option is to use an USB ZIP and install it externally. If your debating on an external hard drive vs a ZIP I would move the zip out board since the external hard drive would be slower than internal.
If you decide to go with a SATA make sure you get the Serial ATA cable with the drive, if you buy a bare drive it is not included. Attached is a link to a mother board layout.
http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/systems/dim8300/sm/techov.htm
Meo1876
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March 2nd, 2004 04:00
Thank you for all the help.
I just have one more question.
Can I install two different hard drive (IDE and SATA) on 8300?
If I could, Do I have to change Bios Setting?
Once again, Thank you.
Majestic
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March 2nd, 2004 11:00