Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (
More info?)
Also don't forget your 8200 won't support over 127GB. So, that's all you'll
see unless you add a PCI card that supports a bigger drive.
Tom
"Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message
news:1095104935.a7wVzdj30GU4yWoIh6paXA@teranews...
> If you trust your buddy, go for it. However, you can find brand name 200GB
> hard disks at retail for the same or less, if you can deal with rebates.
> At
> least with a retail disk you have the manufacturer's warranty if something
> goes wrong.
>
> A tip: If you do get a bigger hard disk, you should consider making it
> your
> primary hard disk. Depending on what type of hard disk your 80GB is, the
> new
> disk may be significantly faster. Also, there is a theoretical performance
> advantage to be gained from using a larger hard disk, since more of your
> operating system will be stored on the outermost tracks, which spin the
> fastest. I can't say whether this translates into faster performance that
> you can actually notice.
>
> Another advantage of a second hard disk: You can store your page file on
> the
> second disk and gain some performance advantage.
>
> "How to configure paging files for optimization and recovery in Windows
> XP"
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314482&Product=winxp
>
> And, of course, you can use a second hard disk to backup your system.
> Enjoy.
> --
> Ted Zieglar
>
> "Mike Smith" <Mike@SunnyOrlando.com> wrote in message
> news:iatbk097lk66vtlu3v21bajib8a98uop02@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:11:16 -0400, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Yep.
>> >
>> >Will work fine. The ATA133 drivers are faster, but the difference is
> small
>> >and I'm not convinced you'd ever see the difference.
>> >
>> >Better be an incredible deal though. Anything over about 60 cents a
>> >gigabyte is too high.
>> >
>> >Tom
>>
>> Thanks for the prompt reply Tom. My buddy has a 200 Gig drive, the
>> one I was talking about, that he will sell to me for $115 which I
>> though was a good deal. It's never been used and I am in need of
>> something extra besides my current 80 Gig hard drive.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
>