Dell Dimension 8400 desktop: NEED link that shows me where the hard drive is inside of the chassis.?

Question

I will be removing the hard drive from my dell dimension 8400 desktop, but i am unsure of where the hard drive is specifically, in the tower. (CNET has pictures of interior, but not lines showing me what is what part). i also need to know which wires i need to remove. will someone kindly supply me with a link that shows me arrow lines to how i can take this drive out, without damaging it or its components? any tips on tools needed also appreciated. do you think this hard drive can be co-mounted inside of my dell xps 400 desktop to retrieve data lost on a backup? best goes to most in-depty answer, with diagram link, thanks

Answer 1

It's quite easy.... just make sure you are grounded somehow... like touching the metal casing of your computer will do.... make sure the power cord is unplugged.

When you remove it... there are 2 cables... the IDE (seatbelt), and power (4 pronged cord). There are probably screws in the side which hold the hard drive in place... remove these... don't use a magnetic screw driver.

The hard drive is pretty easy to find... it will be up against the front of case where the cd drives are... just below those and below the floppy drive most likely. It's pretty obvious... you'll see it when you open up your case.

If you are looking at your computer from the ouside it will be something like

CD DRIVE 1
CD DRIVE 2


FLOPPY DRIVE (if you have one)

HARD DRIVE (this is the one you don't see from the outside of the case)

Answer 2

Internal: 500 GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA NCQ Internal Hard Drive for Dell Precision WorkStation 390 Serial ATA interface delivers data transfer rates of up to 3 Gbps Manufacturer Part# : DG639 Dell Part# : 341-3612 Price $130.00 Western Digital 500 GB Caviar SE ATA-100 7200 RPM with 100MBps. Excellent drive and actually Dell has one of the best prices at $130.00 Manufacturer Part# : WD5000AAJB Dell Part# : A1344675 For internal hard drive and compatibility with your system, Dell is the industry leader. If you own a Dell, you should ask them what hard drive they think is best. They will provide you technical support for as long as you own the computer. Before buying a hard drive, please check with Dell to make sure it's compatible with you mother board. Better to be saft than sorry If you like External: It's all a matter or what you want. Good brands are Western Digital My book various types that in addition to usb, also has firewire which is fastest if your computer can handle it. They also have a 1 T. Or Seagate Free agent Also Iomega is good and LaCie 500 GB 7200 RPM Brick Desktop USB ... is also very good. I have used Western Digital for any old Dell before I sold them and had no problems

Answer 3

Dell Xps 8400