Re: What IDE Drive for my 5 year old Dell8200

Was quite amusing when his boss then came on the line, sounded just the same as
the tech guy!
he asked if there assistance helped to which I replied, yes!! It helped tell me
not to call you again!!


"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Clueless - Front Line technical support has one overriding goal. To
be able to close your ticket as quick as possible and move on to the
next victim. They aren't trained in Diagnostics/Analysis - they use a
matching database method of resolving issues. Only if you describe
a problem in a way that generates a "Hit" are you likely to get any
usable information. If any support person uses the terms "Uninstall
or Re-install" you've reached their limit of comprehension and it's a
good idea to ask for next tier support.
About the only thing phone support does accomplish is test your
blood pressure and see how long you can converse before the first
cuss word gets used.

"Steve Bird" <stevenospambird@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for that
It would seem that the "not english" Dell support team were just trying to
fob me off, could have understood if they had told me I couldn't go above
138GB but to say 100GB got me suspecting they didn't really know.

Thanks again
Steve


"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I believe so, the Chipset or in this case the I/O Controller Hub is
the component on the motherboard that provides IDE/ATAPI
support. Since the chip is capable of 48-Bit translation there's no
reason to believe that Dell would "Disable" it in the BIOS setup.

Even in the case of a BIOS incompatibility, you can purchase a
PCI controller card that does support 48-Bit LBA to use. Your
current motherboard supports ATA-100 so any new drive you
purchase should run faster. Just be sure to use an 80-pin cable.

"Steve Bird" <stevenospambird@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for that info, from that can I assume that with XPSP2 i should be
able to use an HDD bigger than the dell statement of 100GB?

Steve
"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The Intel 850 Chipset employs a 82801BA ICH controller. It does
provide 48-Bit LBA ( Logical Block Addressing ).

"Steve Bird" <stevenospambird@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Have found that the motherboard is Dell 7E598, have found some for sale
but only info found so far is

Form Factor ATX
Processor a.. Support for an Intel? Pentium? 4 processor in a PGA478
s 1.5 - 2.0

Memory a.. Four Rambus Memory Slots Up To 4Gb

Chipset Intel? 850 Chipset
I/O Control SMSC LPC47M172 LPC bus I/O controller
Audio Audio subsystem AC97 3D Sound
Video AGP Slot
Peripheral Interfaces a.. Two USB ports
b.. One serial port
c.. One parallel port
d.. Two Parallel
e.. Dual IDE interfaces
f.. One diskette drive interface
g.. PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports

Expansion Capabilities 2 PCI Slots


Not sure if this means anything to anybody as to whether i can use a
160GB HDD on it.

Thanks
Steve



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"Steve Bird" <stevenospambird@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Anna
Yes it is a Dimension8200

I asked Dell if it was 100GB in total and they said yes, I asked if i
could use 2 of them and they said only 100GB in total.
I am running XPSP2 and once if replace my Floppy Drive I will upgrade
the Bios to A09 (latest on dell downlaods).

If i was to put a large (say 160GB) disk in as a slave and it is
recognised in the Bios and once formatted indicates about +150GB in My
Computer then can I presume it is OK to use. I want to clone my
existing 60GB disk to the new 160GB disk.

The RDRAM is great, never had a problem with it, have now got 1250MB
installed but the P4 1.9GHz could do with being a bit faster as it's
not as quick as it could be!!

Thanks
Steve

I wouldn't trust Dell tech support. Get the model number of your
motherboard and look up it's specs online direct from the manufacturer.
My PC is 4+ years old and works just fine. I don't really have any
speed issues, running an AMD Athlon 1 GHz with 512 MB RAM on a K7S5A MB
with 2 hard drives, a 120GB and a 40GB. I don't believe I've done any
BIOS updates. Both my hard drives are WD 7200, which I recommend if
you're on a budget. If you feel a need for speed and have some extra
cash, look into a Raptor drive.















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