I'm fairly certain I said no interruptions.

Buffy ,'Potential'


Buffistechnology 2: You Made Her So She Growls?  

Got a question about technology? Ask it here. Discussion of hardware, software, TiVos, multi-region DVDs, Windows, Macs, LINUX, hand-helds, iPods, anything tech related. Better than any helpdesk!


Sophia Brooks - Apr 27, 2006 5:22:42 am PDT #7941 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Can anyone tell me where on this page is the link to click for download, because I am dum?

link removed


dcp - Apr 27, 2006 5:32:01 am PDT #7942 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Looks like the link is labeled "up-file all 4you" and is a redirect to a page with a 10 second delay before the download link resolves. I didn't explore further than that.


Sophia Brooks - Apr 27, 2006 5:42:36 am PDT #7943 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Thank you!


Betsy HP - Apr 27, 2006 8:49:53 am PDT #7944 of 10003
If I only had a brain...

I need to add a second hard drive to my daughter's 3-year-old Dell. When it comes to hardware, I am dummmm. I'm trying to dig up the invoice, but can I assume that all I have to worry about is the number of slots remaining in the computer and the capacity of the hard drive? Are there any brands to steer clear of as far as reliability goes?


Gudanov - Apr 27, 2006 9:38:17 am PDT #7945 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping

3 year old Dell means it needs IDE as opposed to SATA. I can't remember the last time I had a hard drive fail. Most of my drives are Western Digital, but I have a Seagate and a couple of Maxtors too. One Maxtor drive acts a bit wonky in a one particular computer, but that's all the trouble I've had.

Here's a link to a bunch of hard drives that should work just fine.

[link]


tommyrot - Apr 27, 2006 9:41:03 am PDT #7946 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

How many drives does it have now?

IDE can support a total of four drives (counting hard drives and CD/DVD). If that computer already has two drives, you may need to buy an IDE cable, as each IDE cable can support only two drives. You may also need to buy a power 'Y' cable (eta: if there are no spare power connectors), but probably not....


Gudanov - Apr 27, 2006 10:13:34 am PDT #7947 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping

If you buy a drive in a retail box, it should include a cable and screws.

Like this one: [link]

If you buy an OEM drive you'll save money, but it won't come with a cable or screws. OTOH, you might not need a cable. If you look at the cable connecting to your hard drive and see another connector on it that isn't plugged into anything, then you're golden. You'd probably need screws though unless you have an old computer still hanging around that you can steal them from. It's possible that the case doesn't need screws to add a hard drive, you can probably figure it out from looking where the hard drive will go.

You can get screws like these: [link]


Betsy HP - Apr 27, 2006 10:43:49 am PDT #7948 of 10003
If I only had a brain...

It's a Dimension 4600, original equipment, which means one 40-G hard drive, 1 48x CD_RW. I should have plenty of room on the IDE.

Dell will only sell me an additional 80G internal; the specs are

Internal, 80 GB, 7200 RPM, EIDE Interface, Up to 100 MBps, 8.9 ms Seek Time (Read), 2 MB Cache, For Dell Dimension B110/1100 Desktops and Precision Workstations 450/650. $60.00 plus shipping.

That seems kind of a rip-off compared to the 120G Western Digital you linked to.


Gudanov - Apr 27, 2006 11:02:29 am PDT #7949 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping

I dunno that it is a rip-off, but 80GB isn't the sweet-spot of capacity vs. price anymore. It just doesn't cost hardly any more to get a much larger capacity.


Spidra Webster - Apr 27, 2006 11:07:24 am PDT #7950 of 10003
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

I need to get around to upgrading or adding a drive to my Dimension as well. Big drives are necessary for music and video, yassuh.