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? Upgrade/Replacement for Samsung SV0844A Hard Drive
MY HD is damaged and I need to replace it in a Win 98 machine. Does anyone know what hard drives I can buy that would replace this hard drive and be compatible with what is in the computer already? I can go for more than the original 8.4G , but compatibility is the question. I'll stay small if need be.
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? Upgrade/Replacement for Samsung SV0844A Hard Drive
"monstamash" wrote:
MY HD is damaged and I need to replace it in a Win 98 machine. Does anyone know what hard drives I can buy that would replace this hard drive and be compatible with what is in the computer already? I can go for more than the original 8.4G , but compatibility is the question. I'll stay small if need be. Any IDE hard drive should work okay (Western Digital, Maxtor, Seagate, etc.). The potential problem would be with the size of the drive, as many motherboards from the 1998/99 era did not support hard drives larger than 32 gb. And it is often difficult to find a hard drive smaller than 40 gb in the stores these days. So check the documentation for your computer's motherboard and see what size hard drives it is designed to support. Also check with the motherboard manufacturer's web site for any BIOS updates and/or tech support documents that might affect the ability of the motherboard to work with larger hard drives. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." |
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? Upgrade/Replacement for Samsung SV0844A Hard Drive
You can install almost any IDE HD. Depending on the age of the motherboard
and the bios, you may have problems with large harddrives. Check the web site of the motherboard manufacturer. Most recent motherboards will handle drives up to 120GB. Your system Win98 can handle drives up to 120 GB (127.5 actually). -- Jon Hildrum DTS MVP www.hildrum.com "monstamash" wrote in message ... MY HD is damaged and I need to replace it in a Win 98 machine. Does anyone know what hard drives I can buy that would replace this hard drive and be compatible with what is in the computer already? I can go for more than the original 8.4G , but compatibility is the question. I'll stay small if need be. |
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