I need advise, I have an HP6644D Pavilion PC with a 600MGZ Celeron processor, 64MB RAM, and a 15GB hard drive, and windows 98SE, and two unused PCI slot.I use the PC for the internet and downloading MP3 file and burning them to CD. I want to replace the hard drive with one with at least 60 to 80 GB, and I contacted HP email support, and they advised me that my pc only supports up to 60GB hardrive ATA 100, running at 5400RPM.
The computer shop in my area says that HP is correct about the 60 GB hardrive, but that I can go ahead and install an ATA 133 hardrive running at 7200RPM.
(1) Who is correct, HP or the shop?
(2) which hard drive would you recommend, that would
run cool, and quiet,and be reliable? I was considering
Seagate Barracuda v 60GB single platter model ST360015A
because I figured since it has one platter and two heads
it should run quiet and apparently it is a simple
design, but a friend told me he does not recommend
Seagate because it has "Fuzzy Logic" {what ever that
means}, and said Maxtor is better, and others tell me
the opposite.
Someone out there, please reply, and advise me on what
to buy, Seagate, WD, or Maxtor, by the way my PC has
only one 3.5" hard drive bay, and HP also told me that
my PC cannot be upgraded to Windows XP, and I dont care
much about Benchmark result, I just dont want a noisy
hard drive like the one in there now.
And Crashman, be nice.., okay, I dont know much, I'm
still learning.
Yours truly, Erixson Rafael Duran-Bello.
The computer shop in my area says that HP is correct about the 60 GB hardrive, but that I can go ahead and install an ATA 133 hardrive running at 7200RPM.
(1) Who is correct, HP or the shop?
(2) which hard drive would you recommend, that would
run cool, and quiet,and be reliable? I was considering
Seagate Barracuda v 60GB single platter model ST360015A
because I figured since it has one platter and two heads
it should run quiet and apparently it is a simple
design, but a friend told me he does not recommend
Seagate because it has "Fuzzy Logic" {what ever that
means}, and said Maxtor is better, and others tell me
the opposite.
Someone out there, please reply, and advise me on what
to buy, Seagate, WD, or Maxtor, by the way my PC has
only one 3.5" hard drive bay, and HP also told me that
my PC cannot be upgraded to Windows XP, and I dont care
much about Benchmark result, I just dont want a noisy
hard drive like the one in there now.
And Crashman, be nice.., okay, I dont know much, I'm
still learning.
Yours truly, Erixson Rafael Duran-Bello.