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Post by jillyson on Jul 27, 2009 22:13:20 GMT -5
Unless we can get Harley to speak to us with an Indian accent... Lol!
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Post by holleyberry on Jul 27, 2009 23:39:15 GMT -5
LOL!
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Post by Tina ☺ on Jul 28, 2009 17:45:42 GMT -5
Like no place to plug in new hard drives  However, the ONLY problem with building your own PC is that you have no tech support if something goes wrong. That all depends on who you get to build it for you.  LOL@Jill!  |
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Post by jillyson on Jul 29, 2009 19:05:14 GMT -5
So is BIL going to hook you up?
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Post by holleyberry on Jul 30, 2009 1:29:00 GMT -5
hook me up?
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Post by jillyson on Jul 30, 2009 6:04:12 GMT -5
Give you the do-hickey plug in thing that you need to get your sims 2 back up?
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Post by holleyberry on Jul 30, 2009 11:58:09 GMT -5
OH!
Well he didn't know EXACTLY what it was called, but knew it was out there. So I have been looking (not too seriously yet) and whenever I Google "Port, hard drive, usb" or some other variation all I get are docks for PORTABLE hard drives.
Maybe Tina or Harley would know better where to look or what to type into google.
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Post by Harley on Jul 30, 2009 15:39:28 GMT -5
I know what you need to do... First..Don't follow that other advice...LOL You are refering to SATA connections on your motherboard first off.. i'll be back in a minute with your answer This is what you need...Its an IDE drive..Not SDATA...A tad slower..But you will never notice it...The IDE type drives use the big ribbon cables, not the thin sata ones... www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136199Then you need this cable www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681210402912 inches should be enough...Model / Make will tell me that info... Do you have a model number of your computer and I will check and be sure you have an open IDE slot on your motherboard... |
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Post by holleyberry on Jul 30, 2009 16:07:36 GMT -5
I am not going to buy a new hard drive. i want to use the perfectly good old one from mu old computer.
The problem is there is there is a spot to put it but no power source on the Mother Board. Two power sources, both being used by the hard drive and CD/DVD Drive.
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Post by Harley on Jul 30, 2009 18:06:26 GMT -5
Thats all good and well.. Whats the Make and Model number of your computer that you want to put the old HDD into?  Answer that and I can offer you suggestions.. Other than that I'm dead in the water without better info to work with.... |
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Post by holleyberry on Jul 30, 2009 19:44:32 GMT -5
It's a Compaq Presario SR5710F AMD Athlon X2 4450e Dual Core Processor It came with 3 G memory 250 gb Hard Drive if you need more let me know. sorry for yelling i wrote that part when i was in a particularlt sour mood earlier and I didn't understand a word you typed |
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Post by Harley on Jul 30, 2009 20:17:22 GMT -5
Not a problem Holly... Here is my advice..its simple to do... As you only have two sata connections on your motherboard.. Make one of those avaible....How you ask? Purchase this IDE DVDRW ...That and the ribbon cable in the post above will cost you like 25 bucks www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106085Once installed you now have your second SATA connection avaible for your extra HDD.. Pulling your DVDRW out and installing the new one is SIMPLE./.Connecting the ribbob cable for it too is SIMPLE Adding your used HDD is SIMPLE too.. BTW...Here is your Computer....Now discontinued ... www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883109029That is your cheapest and best thing to do... |
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Post by holleyberry on Jul 30, 2009 20:54:02 GMT -5
The only problem I see is that link is a CD Drive only. The one I have now is cd/dvd.
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Post by Harley on Jul 30, 2009 21:25:38 GMT -5
Oppps....yes it was..Sorry bout that Holly... Here is a DVD burner www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106282Holly...you may even find an IDE DVDRW at a local computershop..just don't forget the IDE cable..Only needs two connectors..One for drive, one for motherboard... |
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Post by holleyberry on Jul 31, 2009 11:28:35 GMT -5
So, this IDE DVDRW will free a sata connection (power source) on the mother board so i can plug in my OLD Hard Drive?
Ok, I'll see what i can do. My DH still wants to do it the other way. For one, it's his brother who told him to do it that way, and two, with the usb we can just switch out the hard drives without having to open up the puter.
I am going to talk to my BIL about what you said and see if i can't get him on board to convince DH.
Thanks for the help Harley.
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