Inspiron 600m Replacement Hard Drive Compatibility

Question

I own a Dell Inspiron 600m, no longer under warranty. The hard disk drive failed recently (diagnostics were run, to no avail), and I would like to replace it with a comparable drive. I've chosen the Seagate 60GB Internal Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive for Notebooks (Model Number ST960812A-RK). I'd much appreciate it if you could share your experiences with this model, mainly whether it is compatible with my system or not. Thanks!

bacillus · Answer

any 2.5' notebook hdd with a height of 9.5mm will work with that model.

Net_Man · Answer

I understand that 2.5' drives are compatible with notebooks, but the drive in question has the following dimensions (H × W × D) (0.37' × 2.8' × 3.9' ). To keep this in perspective, the specifications for the drive that I currently own (a Toshiba drive, provided by Dell, that failed) are the following (0.37' × 2.75' × 3.9' ). As you can see, the 2.5' 'standard' is rather misleading. How can I be sure that this new Seagate drive will fit, considering a slight difference in width? Thanks! Message Edited by Net_Man on 04-11-200602:22 AM Message Edited by Net_Man on 04-11-200602:23 AM

Net_Man · Answer

Would a 0.05' increase in hard drive width be enough to render the replacement drive incompatible with my Inspiron?

rickmktg · Answer

@Net_Man wrote: Would a 0.05' increase in hard drive width be enough to render the replacement drive incompatible with my Inspiron? All 2.5' 9.5mm drives work as stated previously.  They are called NOTEBOOK drives.  You don't need to take measurements.  Older drives were 12mm that's why the designated difference.

davejohn · Answer

NOTEBOOK drives now come with both ATA and SATA interfaces.  Make sure you get the right one. Dave

amir_ferdosi · Answer

@davejohn wrote:

NOTEBOOK drives now come with both ATA and SATA interfaces. Make sure you get the right one.

Dave

I also need to replace my Inspiron 600m hard drive. How do I know if it is ATA or SATA???

Thanks!!

rickmktg · Answer

@amir_ferdosi wrote:

@davejohn wrote:

NOTEBOOK drives now come with both ATA and SATA interfaces. Make sure you get the right one.

Dave

I also need to replace my Inspiron 600m hard drive. How do I know if it is ATA or SATA???

Thanks!!

The 600m is a PATA, NOT a SATA.

TK Mc · Answer

I understood a IDE hard drive was necessary for the 600m. Is a Western Digital Scorpio  WD2500BEVE compatible with a 600m?

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