Old DELL New Hard Drive...

[Warrior Legolas]

I have an old DELL Dimension 4100?I think?it?s a piece of crap?but its more then enough for my son to do his homework?and put all his music on?now my problem is that I reused the Hard Drive in the DELL?and put it into my new computer?and I would like to just replace the Hard Drive in the DELL?but I?m not sure what Hard Drive to get?just looking for some ideas???

Regards
lilvip

 

[Warrior Legolas]

bump

 

[3chordcharlie]

whatever is big enough and doesn't cost more than you want to spend?

Any 7200rpm drive will keep up with the computer; in the B&M stores near me, 120gb seems to be the 'sweet spot' right now.

 

[Warrior Legolas]

The computer is very old...do I need to look for anything to make sure its compatible???

 

[3chordcharlie]

if it's very old, you might be best with a 30gig drive if one is available cheaply. this will make sure you avoid the 37gb limit (which may or may not apply to your particular system).

 

[DaveSimmons]

Yep, 30-40 GB, check Hot Deals forum. Drives over 32 GB will include jumper pins to make them act as just 32 GB to work properly on old systems.

 

[Warrior Legolas]

How would I check to see if I can use something bigger???

Regards
Lilvip

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: Warrior Legolas
How would I check to see if I can use something bigger???

Regards
Lilvip

This might be a little far-fetched, but you could (gasp) check out the Dell support website, or email/call them and ask. A google search might also turn this information up.