Hello,
I want to add a 2nd internal hard drive to my Dell Dimension 9200 (XPS410) and would appreciate some advice.
I am currently using a 320.00GB (2x160GB) serial ATA (7200 Rpm) Hard Drive and I am considering adding a Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB HDD SATA III 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive.
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/internal-hard-drives/1284070/hitachi-deskstar-7k3000-3tb
Is the Hitachi Deskstar 3TB compatible with my computer? Can I keep the 320GB hard drive installed?
Expert reviews states that unless you have a motherboard that uses EFI, of which there are still very few available, the Hitachi Deskstar can’t be used as a boot disk.
Does my Dell Inc. OCT017, Intel P965/G965 motherboard use EFI?
If not I am using a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB USB2.0/3.0 Portable External Hard drive as a back up disk, could this be used as a boot disk?
What would be the best way to partition the Hitachi Deskstar 3TB hard disk drive so that I can have quick access to my data?
Do I need to purchase any accessories to install the Hitachi Deskstar Internal HD? Can you offer any advice on how to install a 2nd hard drive to without loss of data.
My current system has the following specifications:
Model: Dell Dimension 9200 (XPS410)
Windows Edition: Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Motherboard: Dell Inc. 0CT017, Intel P965/G965, 82801HH (ICH8DH)
BIOS: Dell Inc. 2.5.3
Processor: Intel Core QUAD Q6600 SLACR 2.40 GHZ/8M/1066/05A
Internal Hard drive: 320.00GB (2x160gb) serial ATA (7200 Rpm)
External Hard drive: Seagate 1TB HDD
Power Supply Unit: OCZ - 700W ModXStream Pro ATX
Memory (Ram): 4.00GB (4 X 1GB PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM 240pin)
Video type: PCI Express
Expansion Bus: PCI x 3, PCI Express one x1, PCI Express one x4, and a PCI Express one x16
Thanks,
Lunar21
I want to add a 2nd internal hard drive to my Dell Dimension 9200 (XPS410) and would appreciate some advice.
I am currently using a 320.00GB (2x160GB) serial ATA (7200 Rpm) Hard Drive and I am considering adding a Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB HDD SATA III 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive.
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/internal-hard-drives/1284070/hitachi-deskstar-7k3000-3tb
Is the Hitachi Deskstar 3TB compatible with my computer? Can I keep the 320GB hard drive installed?
Expert reviews states that unless you have a motherboard that uses EFI, of which there are still very few available, the Hitachi Deskstar can’t be used as a boot disk.
Does my Dell Inc. OCT017, Intel P965/G965 motherboard use EFI?
If not I am using a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB USB2.0/3.0 Portable External Hard drive as a back up disk, could this be used as a boot disk?
What would be the best way to partition the Hitachi Deskstar 3TB hard disk drive so that I can have quick access to my data?
Do I need to purchase any accessories to install the Hitachi Deskstar Internal HD? Can you offer any advice on how to install a 2nd hard drive to without loss of data.
My current system has the following specifications:
Model: Dell Dimension 9200 (XPS410)
Windows Edition: Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Motherboard: Dell Inc. 0CT017, Intel P965/G965, 82801HH (ICH8DH)
BIOS: Dell Inc. 2.5.3
Processor: Intel Core QUAD Q6600 SLACR 2.40 GHZ/8M/1066/05A
Internal Hard drive: 320.00GB (2x160gb) serial ATA (7200 Rpm)
External Hard drive: Seagate 1TB HDD
Power Supply Unit: OCZ - 700W ModXStream Pro ATX
Memory (Ram): 4.00GB (4 X 1GB PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM 240pin)
Video type: PCI Express
Expansion Bus: PCI x 3, PCI Express one x1, PCI Express one x4, and a PCI Express one x16
Thanks,
Lunar21