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What hard drive is compatible?

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  • 28-05-2007 5:55pm
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    NullZer0
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    Hey everyone,

    Just wondering can anyone tell me what sort of hard drive would be compatible with a compaq presario 6600?

    I dont know anything at all about hardware and my GF's computer is running out of hard drive space fast.

    Looking for an internal solution. Would it be possible to add a second HD to this pc?


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    Ruu_Old
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    You are looking for a 3.5" IDE hard drive, should not be difficult to pop it in beside the first one and normally you can connect it on the same cable. I'm not 100% if there is a limit on the size that your motherboard can handle or not. You can look at the selection Komplett.ie have here.


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    Anti
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    Indeed as ruu said, you might be hit with a 24bit lba problem. which means you will be limited to formatting the drive at 136gb.

    You will need to check yoru bios to see if there is a 24bit lba option.


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    NullZer0
    Registered Users Posts: 1,629 ✭✭✭NullZer0


    Thanks for the replies!
    How can I check that?


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