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Inspiron 9300 HDD problems

post #1 of 10
9/28/07 at 12:03pm
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Hey, My Beast's 80 gig 5400 rpm HDD is on its last legs, and I was wondering what Hard Drives are available for me to replace my old one. I will definitely be looking to upgrade.

Cheers for the help people, as I know nothing about this matter.
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post #2 of 10
9/28/07 at 6:52pm
newegg.com has all types of HS to browse through. just make sure you look at HD's that are compatible w/ your machine
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post #3 of 10
9/28/07 at 11:56pm
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Yea thats the problem, I don't know which are/aren't compatible.
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post #4 of 10
9/29/07 at 3:52am
Any that don't use SATA, but rather the 2.5" version of IDE.
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post #5 of 10
9/29/07 at 2:04pm
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Originally Posted by Mick619 View Post
Yea thats the problem, I don't know which are/aren't compatible.
check the pins on the back of the HD. These pins will tell you wat type it is
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post #6 of 10
9/29/07 at 3:58pm
You definitely need an IDE Hard Drive (ATA-6). The biggest you can get is 250GB 5400rpm drive with price around $180. However it depends what you prefer. I personally bought 100GB 7200rpm Seagate drive for my Inspiron 9300 and I'm more than satisfied with faster transfer speed. It's on you
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post #7 of 10
9/29/07 at 11:56pm
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Originally Posted by Quillin View Post
I personally bought 100GB 7200rpm Seagate drive for my Inspiron 9300 and I'm more than satisfied with faster transfer speed. It's on you
Where did you buy that one from
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post #8 of 10
9/30/07 at 4:14pm
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Where did you buy that one from
I bought that one on eBay. It cost me around $95 and it was a brand new sealed drive. Or you can get one from newegg for $110.
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post #9 of 10
9/30/07 at 6:48pm
9300's started with pata drives, but then switched to sata drives. Run belarc advisor to find out which you have. The 250gb WD hard drive is reported to be faster than the 100gb 7200rpm drives - a google search will show you the reviews. If you can afford it, it's a good deal.
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post #10 of 10
10/1/07 at 4:50am
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Originally Posted by bobzchemist View Post
9300's started with pata drives, but then switched to sata drives. Run belarc advisor to find out which you have. The 250gb WD hard drive is reported to be faster than the 100gb 7200rpm drives - a google search will show you the reviews. If you can afford it, it's a good deal.
How can I tell from Belarc? I have the page of information it gave me.
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