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Upgradation of Hard Disk
by vineet.garg - 12/2/08 1:18 AMHi,
I have DELL LATITUDE D510(with 60GB IDE Toshiba Hard disk). I want to upgrade the hard disk but i have no idea upto what storage capacity it supports? Does anybody have any idea?
Processor - Type: Intel Celeron M 360, Graphics chip: Intel 910GML
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by vineet.garg - 12/2/08 3:44 AM In reply to: Upgradation of Hard Disk by vineet.garganybody??
Look at other discussions on this.
by R. Proffitt
- 12/2/08 6:17 AM
In reply to: ? by vineet.garg
You left out some key information as well as what your research at dell.com turned up. You would tell if the drive is SATA or PATA and tell what OS CD you have to work with.
Bob
Information
by vineet.garg - 12/2/08 7:20 AM In reply to: Look at other discussions on this. by R. Proffitt
Hard disk is ATA. and I am using Windows XP SP3, Ram is 2GB and i didnt find anything on dell.com!
So is it SATA or PATA?
by R. Proffitt - 12/2/08 8:15 AM
In reply to: Information by vineet.garg
As to the OS in use, I didn't ask that. I asked what version of the OS was on the CD. This matters if we are to go over 127GB.
I find stuff on dell.com but won't look until the basics are out of the way.
It is PATA
by vineet.garg - 12/6/08 5:28 AM In reply to: So is it SATA or PATA? by R. Proffitt
What CD are you talking about? My laptops OS CD?
and Processor is : Pentium M 1.73Ghz. Earlier I mentioned it wrong.
Yup.
by R. Proffitt - 12/6/08 7:18 AM
In reply to: It is PATA by vineet.garg
The issued XP CD must be XP SP1 or later for you to install to larger than 127GB drives proper. There is some other way with old "XP" but for most they end up at repair counters if they have "XP" which is why I now insist on checking that CD.
Bob
It is XP SP2
by vineet.garg - 12/6/08 9:01 AM In reply to: Yup. by R. Proffitt
But I am not sure if my system would support more than 120GB or even 120GB. Thats what i want to be sure of
A rule that is working for me.
by R. Proffitt - 12/6/08 10:32 AM
In reply to: It is XP SP2 by vineet.garg
1. If XP (no SP) then less than 127GB.
2. If SATA, no limit save item 1.
Some seek assurance that this will work with that. As with all computers there is no 100% assurance. Dell, others may issue a BIOS that is limited, where the prior was not. You'll never know till you try with your machine.
Good luck. At least you have the right CD to start with.
Bob
Dependencies
by vineet.garg - 12/6/08 10:46 AM In reply to: A rule that is working for me. by R. Proffitt
So you mean it depends upon OS and BIOS only (with PATA only). e.g. if I have XP SP2 or SP3 and interface is PATA then it will depend upon my BIOS only??? or are there other factors too?
The factors are very small.
by R. Proffitt - 12/6/08 7:14 PM
In reply to: Dependencies by vineet.garg
BIOS, interface, version of the (base) OS.
More at http://www.48bitlba.com
If your BIOS is from 2007 or later I'd get the drive. You have the right OS.
Thanks alot
by vineet.garg - 12/7/08 5:18 AM In reply to: The factors are very small. by R. Proffitt
One more question: Any idea how to check BIOS system to see the max capacity it supports?
I offered the link.
by R. Proffitt - 12/7/08 6:31 AM
In reply to: Thanks alot by vineet.garg
Also you can ask the maker.
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