Posts by DavidHindman

Quote: Originally Posted by splugi Did you have any special problems when mounting your new HD? The 2650 has very easy access to the hard drive, it's described in the owner manual that Dell has online. The...

splugi, I had success with the A13 BIOS and a Samsung MP0804H 80 G hard drive with Linux. (I don't think the exact model of the hard drive would matter very much as long as it's EIDE.) I think a lot of older computers have a drive...

I also have an Inspiron 2650 with the most current BIOS (revision A13). It had no trouble using 60 and 80 gig EIDE hard drives. It couldn't handle a 250 gig drive upgrade, though. It's a BIOS problem. I also have a Compal ACY13...