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    Can this HD work as an external ?

    :confused:I bought a 160GB Western digital IDE HD, of which only 137GB is being recognized in my system. I have searched through the wdc website and a little in dell and intel's site. So far I am unable to solve it, and utterly confused. I am afraid I would like to go through too...
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    Will my new HD work in an external case?

    I bought a 160GB Western digital IDE HD, of which only 137GB is being recognized in my system. I have searched through the wdc website and a little in dell and intel's site. So far I am unable to solve it, and utterly confused. I am afraid I would like to go through too lengthy/risky...
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    Is Kill-a-Watt the best electricity measuring tool?

    I have used this kill-a-watt last year when I was trying to figure out the high electricity bill. Specifically - I was trying to find out if putting my desktop on a standby saves significantly on energy charges. (I am a grad student, and so work on it most often). The other appliances were a...
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    Newby needs help

    Well, by broader - I meant broader than the SATA. I may be wrong - but I thought my existing HD (Maxtor 6L040J2) is a 40 pin 80 conductor type. (I looked into the Maxtor's website out of curiosity - the only place where I got my info from, here is a link...
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    Newby needs help

    :confused: Hello, I need to change the harddrive (internal) in my desktop - a dell 8200, and was trying not to go for pricey solution, or which would need a lot of technical knowhow. Is it possible - to install a hard drive mobile rack - and alternate between two Hard drives -...