Re: Possibly OT?
- From: "Christopher Muto" <muto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:32:25 -0400
if you are just looking to add this 'new' hard disk as additional storage
then the most practical thing to do is purchase an external enclosure to
install the disk inside of and which in turn would connect to your dimension
2400 via one of the usb ports. such enclosures cost about $20 such as this
one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817347018
installing the drive internally has many problems, first off that there is
no drive bay/cage for a second hard disk in the dimension 2400 (but a
secondary bracket as found in the 4600 and other models can be
purchased/added). also adding an internal pci card with sata ports can
confuse the dimension 2400 about what is the primary bootable drive (the old
or the new)... so i suggest that you keep it simple and just get the
external usb enclosure, which will also come in hand for transferring data
to another machine when the time comes (just pug it into the new machine and
go).
"Mikie" <mppg1@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7cd2f04a-32b4-4908-8682-3ced3ab9b988@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Run, , here comes the newbie~
Been using regular old style HDD's on my two Dell 2400'.
Today I received my 160G SATA II 3.5 HDD .
Since I only have PCI hdd's. I'm wondering what's the BEST route,, (in
senior citizen talk, the Best Route means the cheapest), to adapt it
to my PC.
Is there an USB conversion to SATA II available?
Thanks now and always for your help.in the past!
Mike
PS I'm not a newbie, I'm just always 5 years behind every body else.
Happy Holiday!
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