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Dell Precision M50 ugrade HDD (Hard Drive)
I have a computer:
Dell Precision M50
Chipset 845MP
Bios A12
Intel Pentium M 1.80 GHz
RAM 512Mb
HDD Hitachi IDE ATA 40 GB 5400
I want upgrade HDD.
Does M50 support HDD on 160GB ?
ejn63
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October 6th, 2008 09:00
2.5", 9.5 mm and parallel ATA only, 120G or smaller.
None of the C-chassis Dells of which this is one, support larger drives.
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October 7th, 2008 05:00
May be is ways for support 160 GB HDD in my Dell Precision M50?
For example update Bios or other ways.ejn63
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October 7th, 2008 09:00
Read above - no. The largest drive the BIOS will support - any version of the BIOS - is 120G.
James_bvi
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October 7th, 2008 13:00
Read this and see on Description
http://cgi.ebay.com/160GB-Hard-Drive-for-Dell-Inspiron-8100-8200-8500-8600_W0QQitemZ350106146363QQcategoryZ158852QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
Compatibility with Precision M20, M40, M50, M60, M70
???
ejn63
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October 7th, 2008 14:00
Ask the seller. The BIOS on the system you have will show 137 Gbytes for the drive size, if the system boots at all - some of the C-series will not even boot reliably with a larger drive installed.
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October 9th, 2008 07:00
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ejn63
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October 9th, 2008 16:00
It may work, but be sure your operating system supports it - the BIOS will report the drive at 137G.
jonasm88
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December 7th, 2010 12:00
Hello EJN63 ,
I was wondering if you know where I might have any luck finding a replacement Hard drive for your Dell--I am in desperate need of one! Or any alternative drives that'll work??
Let me know when you can and thanks for your time!
Cheers,
Jonas
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December 7th, 2010 12:00
Hello James,
I was wondering if you ever had any luck finding a replacement Hard drive for your Dell--I am in desperate need of one! Do you have an alternative drive that'll work??
Let me know when you can and thanks for your time!
Cheers,
Jonas
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December 7th, 2010 17:00
For what model?
jonasm88
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December 9th, 2010 07:00
Hello--I have it in the hands of a friend that diagnosed the problem for me, let me get ahold of him and I'll let you know ASAP. I know it is a Dell Precision M-50, anything else escapes me...the number 170 is in my mind for some reason, unsure if that helps--sorry.
Thanks for your prompt response!
Cheers,
Jonas
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December 10th, 2010 12:00
I got the model, it is a PP01X Precision M-50. I have 1 GB of RAM currently, do you suggest I get another 1 GB to optimize speed? I do not do much high power computing--mostly browsing, poker, email and some shorter videos, however I'd like to stream TV and movies eventually so wondering if that would be recommended. Also, if you know what type & where to get memory please let me know. It's my first laptop and a hand me down,about 8 years old I am not wanting to put too much money into it as something else may break but my uncle who gave it to me spent like 5 grand on this thing way back so I figure it's gotta perform pretty well. Per the hard drive replacement just looking for something in the 60-80 gb range as I have a USB 500 bg external drive. Thanks for your time and help!
Have a good weekend.
Cheers, Jonas
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April 7th, 2013 20:00
I have a Dell Precision M50 laptop I need a hard drive for it what is the price of one or do I have to upgrade and if so to what type of hard drive?
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April 8th, 2013 11:00
there aren't many of these left new -- here's one that will work
www.newegg.com/.../Product.aspx