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Drovkin
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I've got an 80 gig right now, and it's to the point where I'm having to delete things when I want to put new stuff on the comp, so it's obviously time to upgrade. Would it be easier/better to just get a 160 gig and replace the 80, or to add on a 160 gig and have both on there?

11/30/2005 9:17:03 AM

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easier and better to add and have both

11/30/2005 9:22:47 AM

dFshadow
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/thread

11/30/2005 9:27:45 AM

tchenku
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a silly question

11/30/2005 9:37:48 AM

Drovkin
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This computer was built a few years ago, so I don't have a SATA hard drive. Will adding one that is cause problems? I am not totally clear on everything about SATA drives.

V yeah, I just thought about that after I posted this. I have no idea if it can support it, but since it's older, I doubt it can. The other one I have is an IDE, so it looks like I'll just be waiting till I do a total overhaul of the computer before I start messing with that.

[Edited on November 30, 2005 at 10:00 AM. Reason : thanks]

11/30/2005 9:55:07 AM

dFshadow
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you won't be able to add one if your computer doesn't support it.

11/30/2005 9:57:43 AM

NeoEraser
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Why not just add another IDE drive?

11/30/2005 10:01:41 AM

dFshadow
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yeah just another cheap IDE drive

11/30/2005 10:04:32 AM

Docido
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You can get a 200gig for about 80 bucks on newegg

11/30/2005 10:08:04 AM

Drovkin
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Does brand matter? I already have a Western Digital in there, and it's seemed to be fine, so I was just going to hop on newegg and find a 100+ gig one and stick it in there.

Does it just become the slave drive and you hook it up on the same cable as the other hard drive?

11/30/2005 10:08:21 AM

dFshadow
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no brand doesn't matter.
yes, you can hook it up as the slave on the same cable as the first HD.

11/30/2005 10:08:53 AM

Drovkin
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is that how you should do it? or will setting it to slave on the same cable cause performance issues

11/30/2005 10:12:36 AM

dFshadow
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no that's how you should do it

11/30/2005 10:14:21 AM

Drovkin
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ok awesome, thanks for the help

11/30/2005 10:16:54 AM

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