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Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM SATA 2 Hard Drive 250
I'm a total Noob when it comes to installing hard drives, but I know my 30 GB drive is full and I need something bigger. I have an IBM ThinkCentre, it's newer. How do I tell if this hard drive will work??
Thanks.
2007-01-12 04:51:42 · 6 answers · asked by daddyferrari 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
There are all these options:
IDE, SATA, SCA, SCSI
How do I choose!?!? or know which is the right one???
2007-01-12 04:55:08 · update #1
Existing is a Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Model 8T340014A
2007-01-12 05:58:36 · update #2
So it is IDE, would this one work?
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2007-01-12 06:00:49 · update #3
Download AIDA32 or some similar system tool should tell you what kind of HD interface you have.
If your existing HD is ATA / UDMA then the one on eBay will not work, as that is SATA (serial ATA, different animal altogether).
2007-01-12 04:55:09 · answer #1 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you did not give the IBM's model, I can not say yes or no. But I can tell you what to look for to find out.
Open the case of the IBM and look at your currently hard drive. On the end of it will be two connectors, one for power and one for the controller. The power will have a white plastic end with four wires going into it. The other is the controller connection.
If the controller connection is a wide, thin cable that likes like a bumpy ribbon, then your PC has an IDE controller and can not use a SATA hard drive. If the controller is a small square plastic clip with two wires going to it, then your controll is SATA and you can use the drive.
Odds are that if your PC is more than a hear old (and having only a 30 gig drive it probably is - about 4-6 years old, right?), then it will be an IDE controller and will not be able to use SATA hard drives.
2007-01-12 05:00:06 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only question of hard drive compatibility is if it will be compatible with the connections on your motherboard.
With an IBM ThinkCentre, I'm not sure if it's going to have SATA connectors on it. You might want to research your motherboard a little more to make sure. Also make sure your power supply supports SATA drives. (has connectors)
2007-01-12 04:58:03 · answer #3 · answered by RobRetz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Socket form. straight forward as that.. What you ought to do is the two seek for a CPU you need, bear in mind what socket form, and then seek for a properly suited motherboard. Or vice versa. The motherboard specifications assist you to understand what socket form it helps. EDIT: what the guy below me suggested is extremely top. once you seek for an AMD mobo, a number of them could be useful greater beneficial than one socket form like AM2/AM2+/AM3. So actual that's in basic terms socket form that dictates compatibility.
2016-12-12 09:57:07 · answer #4 · answered by hergenroeder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi,
the hard drive you wanna use seems to be a SATA HDD ...for which u need a compatible motherboard...if u could provide the details of your IBM machine ... like it s mother board and also the processor you use ????
If you are using a Pentium 4 .... 1.8Ghz or higher it must me compatible.. with a Intel 915 chipset.
2007-01-12 05:01:29 · answer #5 · answered by leela c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most older comps are ide, they have a wide ribbon plugged into the back,sata data plugs are about the size of a phone cord but more wide than high , sata is back words compatable, if you have sata, you can use I, II, or !!I, it will work
2007-01-12 05:04:24 · answer #6 · answered by jlbudweiser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋