drazgoosh Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I am thinking of purchasing a new internal HDD, However I am unsure on several things and that's why I am consulting you guys Basically, I want to know.. Is there a way of knowing the width of a hdd that will fit into my PC? How do I find this out? Also, Which would be more suitable for me from these two? 1 http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&q=1tb+internal+hard+drive&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=7589808210589687453&ei=bGYzTY2vF86OjAfF2bzJCg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCsQ8wIwAg# 2. http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&q=1tb+internal+hard+drive&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=1366483808779858026&ei=bGYzTY2vF86OjAfF2bzJCg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ8wIwAA# I also want if they are trusted hard drives or etc, I'm new at this. I will provide you with details of my PC, which are as follows: System Manufacturer: Dell Inc. System Model: Vostro 200 BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E4400 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz Memory: 2048MB RAM Available OS Memory: 2038MB RAM If you need anymore or anything just tell me. If i'm not about ask my friend, Richio Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrawr Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 They are both trusted brands (Samsung and Western Digital). I would go for the Samsung as it has a higher RPM (revolutions per minute) at 7,200. As for compatibility, you'll need one SATA cable and one SATA power adapter. For future reference, SATA = S-ATA, Serial ATA. You'll also need to make sure that it will fit in your case. If you open your case up (make sure the computer is off and that you are grounded, first), look towards the front of the case or tower. If there is much space, you will be fine. P.S. Are you replacing your existing one or just adding a secondary drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Western Digital, Seagate, Samsung are all good brands. As Henrawr said, you need a SATA cable and power cable. If you have a SATA hard drive a the minute you should have no problem fitting another one in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunno Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Pretty much what henrawr said, I'll just add that most desktop PC's use a 3.5" standard for HDD's so all drives should fit perfectly fine. And on a personal note I got a samsung F3 back in February, it broke in November had to send it back, if you can afford it go for the Samsung F1, its one of the best HDD's on the market at the moment (price/performance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drazgoosh Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 I am just replacing a second drive that is only a 10GB, as I am running out of space on my first 200GB 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrawr Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Yeah, in that case, it should just be a matter of unscrewing one, sliding it out and then sliding and screwing in the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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