I have a 10GB IBM hard drive in a computer that has finally bit the dust. Is it possible for me to remove it and place it in a Linux-afied Dell that has room for another hard drive?
2007-07-03 04:11:54 · 6 answers · asked by Ben G 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Once I have the HD installed, how can I access it?
2007-07-03 04:21:42 · update #1
10 GB HDD ... ouch ... You should be glad that one bit the dust.
You should be able to replace it. Make sure it has all the correct connections. If all thos cords that fit into your old HDD if into your new one you can do it. HDDs are interchangable. Now just remember. You will not have the same OS as your old machine. You will have maybe reinstall it and if you don't have your OS and only have a recover disc you might have a problem. Dell will give you a recover disc, so you might need to go out and buy a new OS as well. If your HDD is 10 GB you must have an older machine, it might be a good time to upgrade.
2007-07-03 04:29:59 · answer #1 · answered by Icon 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Put it in as a slave on the same IDE as the existing HD, or as a master on the second IDE channel.
But I have to ask why?
You can get a 160 GB HD for about $50. If you are going to strip down the machine and put in a second drive, why put in a 10GB drive that is old, slow and possibly going to drop dead soon, when for $50 extra you can put in a later standard, faster, brand new 160 GB?
Here is a 250 GB for $60 that you could probably pick up from the store.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Hard-Drives/sem/rpsm/catOid/-12976/N/20012961+20012973+20012976+5186/link/ref/rpem/ccd/categorylist.do
2007-07-03 05:15:19 · answer #2 · answered by Simon T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes it should work. im guessing u are gonna install it as a slave drive.
juz make sure the jumper position on the back of ur drive is in the slave position. after this it is just a matter of connecting the data cable and the power cable.. common sense comes into work here to tell u which cable goes where!
after installing it, boot ur pc up and make sure your BIOS detects this drive as a primary slave drive.
accessing this drive normally as how u would access ur hard drive in ur linux operating system..
2007-07-03 04:35:50 · answer #3 · answered by ronaldo_cristiano7 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-07-03 04:15:36 · answer #4 · answered by U_Mex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i see no reason why that shouldn't work
2007-07-03 04:17:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with the other two answers....yes! :D
Cheers
2007-07-03 04:24:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋