I have an older e-machine from about 2000. I am wanting to change out the hard drive. Are the basic internal hard drives on the market compatable with the e-machines? Are the e-machines just like regular computers and allow you to change out the drives and such?
2007-01-08 05:34:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
I have a windows disc does the new hard drive need to be formatted or can I just pop in the windows disc and let it do its work. This is going to be for my 12 yr old to play around with. He does not have a computer yet.
2007-01-08 05:49:45 · update #1
Its current operating system is windows ME. I plan to remove the old 10G HD and install a 120G or so.
2007-01-08 06:05:08 · update #2
Yes, the e-machine is a regular computer. Now, to the hard drive upgrade question:
The three most common internal hard drive types are IDE (PATA), SATA and SCSI. Due to the age of your system, I'm pretty confident that you current drive is an IDE and you probably don't have SATA and most definitely don't have SCSI capabilities without an extra PCI card upgrade.
There are several different brands of drives available on the market, Western Digital, Maxtor, Seagate, IBM, Hitachi, Samsung, etc. I prefer Western Digital or Seagate...however, they are all good brands that you should be able to trust.
On the note of size, you may want to see if you can find your manual for the system. I suspect that you should be able to put a drive larger than 32GB in it, but you may have problems breaking the 120GB barrier.
If you want to have a fresh start with the system, boot up with the Windows install disk after you get the new drive installed and follow the instructions.
If you want to transfer everything from the current drive to the larger drive and carry on with more space, I suggest using Norton Ghost to transfer the data.
If you are unsure of what you are doing, it should only take a technician an hour to install & test the hard drive, as well as transfer your files or install Windows.
2007-01-08 07:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by lcoughey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah sure you can get a new drive without any problems, making sure you have a spare slot in the PC, but i'm sure you do. They are very easy to install, maybe taking about 5-10 mins to install, but i have done it many times.
Maybe with you 20 mins. All you have to do is set the drive type (Master, or slave) based on what you are doing it would be slave, so you switch the jumpers over.
You screw the drive in, and connect 2 cables, close the PC up and switch on.
The previous answer indicated that you need the XP Disk to install, which could be incorrect. Basically, the drive will come unformatted, so you need a program to give the drive a file system. The XP disk does this quickly and easily.
I would use Ebuyer, as they have provided me with excellent service before, quick and fast, and provide VERY prompt delivery.
Depending on the size of drive you want, i would go for an 80GB or 120GB IDE.
80GB:
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/23275
(cheapest option) £26.81
120GB:
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/97511
cheapest £37.04
Good Luck, and happy shopping
Adam Forbes
adamforbes@hotmail.com
2007-01-08 05:55:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The e-machines are low end units. That's why they cost less. You can find another hard drive for it out there I'm sure. But after buying another HD and paying someone to install it you'll probably spend more on it than it's worth. A six year old computer is way out-dated. What about the data on the old HD ? I'd suggest just looking for a new computer. You can get a new one for around $400.
2007-01-08 05:44:43 · answer #3 · answered by Vinegar Taster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I own a E-machine that I've upgraded, but it's not as old as your talking about. They are easy to upgrade on, but the information your looking for needs to be found out on their site, or in your owners manual. I would suggest buying another E-machine with a bigger hard drive and many other things that have improved since 2000 - Walmart sells the PC unit alone for a little over $300 last time I checked. Hope that helps!!
2007-01-08 09:34:10 · answer #4 · answered by visage976 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Threes many different types of hard drives. IDE & SATA being the most common. Based on the info you provided nobody can tell you what type you need.
You will also need the Windows XP installation CD. If you bought that PC with Windows pre installed you dont have it. << Just thought you should know this.
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2016-10-30 08:38:20 · answer #6 · answered by andry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have your owners manual, it should provide the type drive installed, also, you can go to EMachines web site and look for the specifications of your particular model.
2007-01-08 05:44:06 · answer #7 · answered by mrresearchman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋