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  1. November 24th, 2009, 05:18 PM #1
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    Looking for New Hard drive

    I'd like to replace the hard drive in wifes computer to a bigger drive. It has in it now an 80 gb WD800BB-53CAA1 and I'd like to go to a 500gb or in that range. She wants to convert allot of vinyl to CD. It's using Windows XP SP3 with 1012 gb of ram. What would be a good drive to buy and do you have to worry about your motherboard when you upgrade like this? Will be doing the converting using an ION Profile LP. It's a Gateway E6000. Yes it is an IDE drive.
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  2. November 24th, 2009, 05:20 PM #2
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    You need to verify - but odds are its an IDE drive....(not SATA)

    Getting another WD (western digital) would be good since apparently you've had real good luck with the current one.
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    You won't go far wrong with Seagate, Samsung, Hitachi or WD, there is very little to choose between them.
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    Is there anyway you could use a SATA drive in this machine?
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  6. November 24th, 2009, 05:34 PM #5
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    Only with a SATA pci controller card.

    A Example I would use as there is no RAID.
    http://www.promise.com/product/produ...product_id=139
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    Here's a 500gig IDE Drive:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136111

    Few others to choose from:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Ultra%20ATA100
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    Steve and Train, Thank You. You've given me some good info to go on. Have A Great Day
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