Anybody know for sure if all the optical drives in the 1100/B1100 are half height? I can't get at the machine to look or get the the service tag til tomorrow.TIA
jonzy
The 5.25" IDE optical drives of the Dimension 1100/B110, are not 'Half Height'.
Okay Bev thanx for the reply but I the link you sent does not metion anything about the size of the drive. I knew for a fact at least the one 1100 I have seen does have a half height drive installed (but it may or may not have been OEM). So know that I have the service tag according to the system specs
1 X7570 Assembly, Compact Disk Read Write, 48X, Half Height, Hitachi Lg Data Storage, CHASSIS 2005
so I'm wondering what you based your statement on?
The 5.25" IDE optical drives of the Dimension 1100/B110, are not 'Half Height'.
i have installed optical drives in Dimension 2350, 2400 and 4600 Mini Tower systems, that all have same Mitac ATX chassis [Case] as the Dimension 3000 and they all use the same size 5.25" drive, as the unit shown HERE
that all have same Mitac ATX chassis [Case] as the Dimension 3000
He/she says he/she has a Dimension 1100 not a 3000. But it really doesn't matter as the the case on the 1100/B110 takes a standard 5.25" full height drive.
I am not sure what his/her obsession is regarding a half-height drive. I suppose you could get one. We bought a few of the small form factor (SFF) Dell Optiplex desktops at work and they did come with a half-height drive. They act like laptop drives in that the tray springs out instead of smoothly coming out when you push the eject button.
Thanks for the clarification Bev. I was hoping you were right but after looking at the specs given by Dell it didnt seem so. I haven't seen the box itself so I wanted to be sure I didn't need to find a half height to fit due to some internal obstruction.
Thanks for the clarification Bev. I was hoping you were right but after looking at the specs given by Dell it didnt seem so. I haven't seen the box itself so I wanted to be sure I didn't need to find a half height to fit due to some internal obstruction.
You don't have the box. I tell you I do and I have installed a DVD burner into it, and you won't believe me??????
Thanks for the clarification Bev. I was hoping you were right but after looking at the specs given by Dell it didnt seem so. I haven't seen the box itself so I wanted to be sure I didn't need to find a half height to fit due to some internal obstruction.
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May 3rd, 2009 14:00
jonzy
The 5.25" IDE optical drives of the Dimension 1100/B110, are not 'Half Height'.
See HERE
Bev.
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May 4th, 2009 19:00
Okay Bev thanx for the reply but I the link you sent does not metion anything about the size of the drive. I knew for a fact at least the one 1100 I have seen does have a half height drive installed (but it may or may not have been OEM). So know that I have the service tag according to the system specs
1 X7570 Assembly, Compact Disk Read Write, 48X, Half Height, Hitachi Lg Data Storage, CHASSIS 2005
so I'm wondering what you based your statement on?
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May 4th, 2009 20:00
I have a B110. I installed a full height 5.25" DVD-RW/+RW drive in it. They're inexpensive and standard size. What more would you want???????
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May 4th, 2009 21:00
jonzy
i have installed optical drives in Dimension 2350, 2400 and 4600 Mini Tower systems, that all have same Mitac ATX chassis [Case] as the Dimension 3000 and they all use the same size 5.25" drive, as the unit shown HERE
Bev.
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May 5th, 2009 07:00
He/she says he/she has a Dimension 1100 not a 3000. But it really doesn't matter as the the case on the 1100/B110 takes a standard 5.25" full height drive.
I am not sure what his/her obsession is regarding a half-height drive. I suppose you could get one. We bought a few of the small form factor (SFF) Dell Optiplex desktops at work and they did come with a half-height drive. They act like laptop drives in that the tray springs out instead of smoothly coming out when you push the eject button.
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May 5th, 2009 12:00
ieee488
You are right, my bad. LOL
The 3000 also, has the same Mitac ATX chassis as the Dimension 1100/B110.
Bev.
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May 5th, 2009 23:00
Thanks for the clarification Bev. I was hoping you were right but after looking at the specs given by Dell it didnt seem so. I haven't seen the box itself so I wanted to be sure I didn't need to find a half height to fit due to some internal obstruction.
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May 6th, 2009 07:00
You don't have the box. I tell you I do and I have installed a DVD burner into it, and you won't believe me??????
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May 6th, 2009 12:00
jonzy
You are welcome.
Bev.