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e1705 EIDE vs. SATA Hard Drive question

post #1 of 6
10/19/06 at 12:46pm
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i ordered a dell outlet 1705 that has a 5400 rpm eide HD, can i swap that out for a 7200 rpm sata at some point?
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post #2 of 6
10/19/06 at 1:59pm
no
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post #3 of 6
10/19/06 at 2:09pm
7200RPM notebook drives are available with IDE connectors, so you're not exactly at a disadvantage. The industry hasn't entirely moved over to SATA yet.
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post #4 of 6
10/19/06 at 2:18pm
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so theres no sata slot anywhere on the motherboard?

how does it work, are the motherboards either completely sata or completly IDE?
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post #5 of 6
10/19/06 at 2:22pm
I have never seen a 1705 with an EIDE hard drive. This issue has come up a few times here on the forums and it appears as if there is a typo in the outlet systems. With that said your system will most likely have a 5400rpm SATA drive so the answer is most likely yes you will be able to install a 7200rpm drive.
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post #6 of 6
10/19/06 at 2:43pm
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Originally Posted by yellowlt4
I have never seen a 1705 with an EIDE hard drive. This issue has come up a few times here on the forums and it appears as if there is a typo in the outlet systems. With that said your system will most likely have a 5400rpm SATA drive so the answer is most likely yes you will be able to install a 7200rpm drive.


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