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Can I add a SSD to a very old PC?

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  • 10-04-2012 4:39pm
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    joe_dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭


    Hi all,


    I've an 8 year old Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo L PC that I have in the back room of the house for music playing.

    The 2nd HD I've put in it has now died and I'm thinking it's time to put a bullet in it, however would it be possible to put a SSD into it?

    I've upgraded the ram and graphics card and stuck Ubuntu on it so although it's slow it's not THAT so for what I use it for, so with an SSD I'm guessing it would be a good deal quicker?

    Is it a chore to put an SSD into an older PC?


    Any help is very much appreciated

    Thanks
    Joe


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Old PCs benefit the most from SSDs, usually, so it's perfectly acceptable to do. Any budget / size ideas?


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    Telchak
    Registered Users Posts: 888 ✭✭✭Telchak


    Does the motherboard have SATA or IDE?

    IDE solid state drives can be quite a bit slower.


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    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Telchak wrote: »
    Does the motherboard have SATA or IDE?

    IDE solid state drives can be quite a bit slower.

    You wouldn't be putting a laptop IDE drive in anyway. Better to get a regular drive and just buy an adapter.

    This video of a Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo L has SATA ports in it. There could be different variations and if it's going back that far, it could even be SATA 1.5Gbps, so the speed could be limited quite a bit. Should be still good response times though.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSYdYdfpdxo


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