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August 15th, 2006 18:00
E510 and IDE
I see there is only one IDE slot on this model.
Anyone know the speed . . .100/133?
I may want to put a second HD there, rather than buying another SATA. Any downside to that?
Anyone know the speed . . .100/133?
I may want to put a second HD there, rather than buying another SATA. Any downside to that?
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I don't know whether it's a 100 or a 133. The only downside will be the cabling. You'll have to rig a rail to place the drive in the empty optical drive bay (5.25") or come up with a heck of a cable to run the drive in the normal HD second space. Pricing on SATA drives is comparable with EIDE drives, why not go with another SATA? Perhaps you have an extra EIDE lying around? External USB case was my choice. Some have reported heat issues based on the tray alignment with dual hard drive setups. Good luck with whatever you wind up doing.
Regards, Wayne
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Posted August 16th, 2006 12:00
Thanks Wayne and Bev.
Looks like I'll be unloading some PATAs on eBay :-)shesagordie
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Posted August 16th, 2006 19:00
BillCondieSounds doable :smileyhappy:Bev.BillCondie
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Posted August 22nd, 2006 15:00
I ran Media Center and Vista off the IDE while waiting for the SATA replacement (which shipped overnight, except it was the weekend).
All worked fine, even at the slower speed.
Meanwhile, what's that P4 cable to hook up a six-pin device?
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Posted August 22nd, 2006 20:00
BillCondie wrote:
".......Meanwhile, what's that P4 cable to hook up a six-pin device?"
I'm sorry, I don't understand the question.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim5150/sm/techov0.htm#wp1052309
Bev.
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Posted August 23rd, 2006 08:00
The diagram doesn't show a P4 cable, which is on my machine.It is a mysteryBillCondie
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Posted August 23rd, 2006 19:00
Here's that cable:
http://www.billcondie.com/imgs/P41.jpg
Any ideas?shesagordie
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Posted August 23rd, 2006 21:00
BillCondieCould be.I have D-8400's and the same P-4 connector sits inside the cases unused, I have Radeon X-800GTO cards and they use different power connectors.Bev.shesagordie
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Posted August 23rd, 2006 21:00
BillCondie
No idea, unless its for an add on card, but the P-4 connector is shown in the D-9150 power supply, pin assignments.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim9150/en/sm/parts.htm#wp1058068
Maybe another member could step in with the information.
Bev.

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Posted August 15th, 2006 19:00