I want to replace 40gb ultra ata/100 ide hard drive 7200 rpm with your 160gb 7200 rpm PATA. Is it compatible with my dx2000 mt hp compaq desktop?
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If you are running Windows XP with SP3 or higher, it will work. If your OS is older, then it will still work, but your system may only see a portion of the 160GB.
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From what I found on HP's site you should have no problem replacing your 40Gb with the WD1600AAJB 160Gb drive. And at $32 it's a good option. It IS an IDE drive. Be sure you match the jumper in the back to match your existing drive. Since you're replacing a 7200 rpm with another 7200 rpm I don't think you will see much of a speed difference since the specifications are pretty much the same. The seek time is the only difference I can find from 10 (old drive) to 8.9ms (new drive).
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Hi JerryYes It will work if your cable connectors are compatible.If you have an SATA system, which I think you do, them make sure the Hard Drive is also SATA. Small connector no pins.Your other choice is PATA / IDE, so make sure the hard drive has the same connector configuration. The PATA has the long connector with a bunch of pins. 42 I think.You can buy both in the same hard drive.I hope this helped.Walk In PeaceDavid
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The biggest question is will the computer recognize the full amount of HDD size. I bought the same replacement and found out that, even with a bios update, the most that my HP DV6000 was able to see was 140 gig of the 160 gig. But other than that if your old HDD is 2.5 inches wide than yes it should fit.
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H:If your Laptop computer has PATA , it should work, but please be ware that you should look at the date manufactured on the drive, and also get information about the drive using a free software " SPECCY" -VERY IMPORTANT
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This SSD is SATA3 backward compatible with SATA2, make sure the HP desktop has SATA connectors (slots for cables), and to get the optimum speed make sure it supports SATA3. Thanks
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This will work with either SATA or PATA drives, connectors are included for both. I hooked up an old 250 GB. PATA drive as new motherboard had no connectors for it.
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Looking up the specs for this workstation on line, it gives the hard drive spec as:Hard Disk Drives*Up to 60GB/ 7,200 RPM or 80GB/ 5,400 RPM, EIDE/ATA-1. There is no mention of SATA, only EIDE and ATA.The spec sheet is dated 2005. This is an old computer. I have a feeling that this is not workable, but I can't prove it.
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If you have disk for 8, you can go ahead and try it, but if your hp is registered with hewlet packard, or even out of warranty, call them anyway. They should answer when you tell them what you have hard drive, etc. Mine accepts it. But I would wait until upgradedmine, may not be worth the price
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How old is the hard drive you're replacing? If it was pre-2005, chances are it's a PATA or IDE drive rather than a SATA type. Is the original connector a large black plastic thing with 40 holes in it (2 rows of 20)? If not, then it's a SATA set-up, requiring 2 connections (one for power and one for data). Just make sure you align the connectors carefully, (even though they won't click in if they're reversed).
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I installed the 128GB KingSpec PATA/IDE SSD into an IBM Thinkpad T43. I closed the lid and installed Linux Mint. Perfect ... no issues. It has worked much better than the previous std hard drive.
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Yes, this worked for me in the same situation. But, the sata adapter must be in the master position like you're oriented. That's what I've read. I might have some advantage in that I'm using the superior 80 pin IDE/PATA cable instead of the standard 40 pin original version. The 80 pin cable is round & not like the flat wide type. Also, make sure your bios is the newest available so the PC has the most capability & recognition. Good luck!
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Confirm the connector type and it should work. I replaced the HD in an old HP Pavillion laptop, this drive works properly. Again, be certain the drive has an IDE type connector.
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No it will not, but there are other adapters that will allow you to go from ide to sata. Just go to amazon and type in pata/ide to sata adapter.
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Kimberly:That is a good question. According to the box, it is compliant with IDE-PATA Ultra DMA 66/100/133 Mbps, SATA 1.5/3/6 Gb/sSystem requirements are MAC OS 9.0 and above or Windows 98 through 7.
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If your disk matches the format supported by this device, yes. IDE/PATA/SATA
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PC manfacturers should publish a list of compatible RAM for each system they sell. You should contact HP if you have any doubts.
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That super drive goes to a older mac pata ide interface it looks like a power book super drive you need a sata interface super drive not a pata ide interface