i have an extra slot for another internal hd. these two look the same to me but are different in prices. my question is why and are they any good? #1 http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...etail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A0648544 #2 http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...etail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=341-4166 thanks.
i dont know about WD cause i never had to send one back but warranty with seagate is painfully slow and unrewarding
Seagate's repair process is really fast, as is WDs. They're both good brands, you can go with either. WD drives are usually quieter, however, but still offer blazing performance (It's also worth mentioning that Seagate 500GB drives get quite hot)
Thank you for your response. how do you know its a seagate drive? is it a fair price from dell or should i look else where?
Heh, look at the picture closely! Lol, as for the prices, hell no, get one from newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073&Tpk=WD5000AAKS
sammorris your quick!!!! that seem to be a good price i might have one soon!!! then i will have more boring question
its about my other thread i am going to post it there http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/587913
i was going to order the hd but what type of cable do i need if any? http://www.newegg.com/Shopping/Shop...=N82E16822136073&MainItemList=N82E16822136073
Newegg's down for me at the moment, but I'm going to assume it's a S-ATA hard drive you're buying, so you'll need a S-ATA cable.
ok i was not sure if it was just another cable or if it was a new one with a double jumper on it to go to both hd
No, with internal S-ATA it's a simple matter of one cable per drive. Does your power supply have any S-ATA power connectors?
it looks to have two cables in the existing drive and next to other slot appears to have a 4 heavy wire connector which matches the other drive one.so i am assuming its the power feed..
sammorris ok i am right on track thats is the connector i have. here a pic on mb where does the new sata cable go? the hd now is the blue wire with blue base.. edit i was looking at sata cables can you see my type? whats a hotplug? http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=sata+cable&x=0&y=0
That's a fascinating motherboard layout, never seen anything like it! To answer your question though, it should go next to the orange cable towards the bottom of the picture.
I've never seen a board with S-ATA ports right next to the ATX power connector. Typically they're on opposite sides of the board. As for which cable you want, a S-ATA 2 cable (3Gbps) ideally. The only thing you mustn't get is an e-SATA cable.