GX260 - replacement hard drive

All,

I have a GX260 with a buzzing hard drive. I've also had a CRC failure
on a file access, so I want to replace the HDD pretty soon. The
machine is otherwise fine. Does anyone know what sort of HDDs are
suitable replacements for this model of computer? According to the
Windows "System Information" utility, the current HDD is an IDE drive,
formatted NTFS, capacity 37GB. I guess that's probably what it came
with.

Any advice gratefully received! If I've omitted any important
information about the computer, please let me know and I'll provide it
if I can.

Ron

On 23 Oct, 11:24, "Tom Scales" <tjsca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sugnaboris [mailto:sugnabo...@gmail.com]
> > Posted At: Friday, October 23, 2009 5:17 AM
> > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> > Conversation: GX260 - replacement hard drive
> > Subject: GX260 - replacement hard drive
>
> > All,
>
> > I have a GX260 with a buzzing hard drive. I've also had a CRC failure
> > on a file access, so I want to replace the HDD pretty soon. The
> > machine is otherwise fine. Does anyone know what sort of HDDs are
> > suitable replacements for this model of computer? According to the
> > Windows "System Information" utility, the current HDD is an IDE drive,
> > formatted NTFS, capacity 37GB. I guess that's probably what it came
> > with.
>
> > Any advice gratefully received! If I've omitted any important
> > information about the computer, please let me know and I'll provide it
> > if I can.
>
> > Ron
>
> Any PATA/ATA/EIDE/IDE drive you want. *I have a pair of 750GB drives in
> my GX260.

Thanks, Tom.

Excuse my ignorance, but is there significance in your saying "PATA/
ATA/EIDE/IDE"? I only upgrade a drive or two a year, mostly for home/
friends' PCs, and it's always been IDE drives until now. Are those
extensions, alternatives or simply synonyms? Or do you mean that the
motherboard supports several standards, and I can choose which to fit?

On 23 Oct, 12:00, "Tom Scales" <tjsca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sugnaboris [mailto:sugnabo...@gmail.com]
> > Posted At: Friday, October 23, 2009 5:37 AM
> > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> > Conversation: GX260 - replacement hard drive
> > Subject: Re: GX260 - replacement hard drive
>
> > On 23 Oct, 11:24, "Tom Scales" <tjsca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: sugnaboris [mailto:sugnabo...@gmail.com]
> > > > Posted At: Friday, October 23, 2009 5:17 AM
> > > > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> > > > Conversation: GX260 - replacement hard drive
> > > > Subject: GX260 - replacement hard drive
>
> > > > All,
>
> > > > I have a GX260 with a buzzing hard drive. I've also had a CRC
> > failure
> > > > on a file access, so I want to replace the HDD pretty soon. The
> > > > machine is otherwise fine. Does anyone know what sort of HDDs are
> > > > suitable replacements for this model of computer? According to the
> > > > Windows "System Information" utility, the current HDD is an IDE
> > drive,
> > > > formatted NTFS, capacity 37GB. I guess that's probably what it
> came
> > > > with.
>
> > > > Any advice gratefully received! If I've omitted any important
> > > > information about the computer, please let me know and I'll
> provide
> > it
> > > > if I can.
>
> > > > Ron
>
> > > Any PATA/ATA/EIDE/IDE drive you want. *I have a pair of 750GB drives
> > in
> > > my GX260.
>
> > Thanks, Tom.
>
> > Excuse my ignorance, but is there significance in your saying "PATA/
> > ATA/EIDE/IDE"? I only upgrade a drive or two a year, mostly for home/
> > friends' PCs, and it's always been IDE drives until now. Are those
> > extensions, alternatives or simply synonyms? Or do you mean that the
> > motherboard supports several standards, and I can choose which to fit?
>
> Synonyms. *All different words for the same thing. *IDE is fine.

Magic. Off to pub, then computer hardware shop.

sugnaboris wrote:
> All,
>
> I have a GX260 with a buzzing hard drive. I've also had a CRC failure
> on a file access, so I want to replace the HDD pretty soon. The
> machine is otherwise fine. Does anyone know what sort of HDDs are
> suitable replacements for this model of computer? According to the
> Windows "System Information" utility, the current HDD is an IDE drive,
> formatted NTFS, capacity 37GB. I guess that's probably what it came
> with.
>
> Any advice gratefully received! If I've omitted any important
> information about the computer, please let me know and I'll provide it
> if I can.
>
> Ron

You can use any 3.5" drive variously called PATA, EIDE, IDE, ATA-133, or
ATA-100. On-line sellers often interchange these terms, to the
confusion of many. The GX260 has an Intel 845 chipset, capable of using
the fastest and largest of these drives... Ben Myers

Tom Scales wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sugnaboris [private.php?do=newpm&u=]
>> Posted At: Friday, October 23, 2009 5:37 AM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: GX260 - replacement hard drive
>> Subject: Re: GX260 - replacement hard drive
>>
>> On 23 Oct, 11:24, "Tom Scales" <tjsca...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: sugnaboris [mailto:sugnabo...@gmail.com]
>>>> Posted At: Friday, October 23, 2009 5:17 AM
>>>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>>>> Conversation: GX260 - replacement hard drive
>>>> Subject: GX260 - replacement hard drive
>>>> All,
>>>> I have a GX260 with a buzzing hard drive. I've also had a CRC
>> failure
>>>> on a file access, so I want to replace the HDD pretty soon. The
>>>> machine is otherwise fine. Does anyone know what sort of HDDs are
>>>> suitable replacements for this model of computer? According to the
>>>> Windows "System Information" utility, the current HDD is an IDE
>> drive,
>>>> formatted NTFS, capacity 37GB. I guess that's probably what it
> came
>>>> with.
>>>> Any advice gratefully received! If I've omitted any important
>>>> information about the computer, please let me know and I'll
> provide
>> it
>>>> if I can.
>>>> Ron
>>> Any PATA/ATA/EIDE/IDE drive you want. I have a pair of 750GB drives
>> in
>>> my GX260.
>> Thanks, Tom.
>>
>> Excuse my ignorance, but is there significance in your saying "PATA/
>> ATA/EIDE/IDE"? I only upgrade a drive or two a year, mostly for home/
>> friends' PCs, and it's always been IDE drives until now. Are those
>> extensions, alternatives or simply synonyms? Or do you mean that the
>> motherboard supports several standards, and I can choose which to fit?
>
> Synonyms. All different words for the same thing. IDE is fine.
>

I just ate some synonym toast for breakfast. It was all the same.

:>) Ben Myers

Hi!

> I just ate some synonym toast for breakfast. *It was all the same.

Better make sure you clean up, or there will be antonyms all over the
place.

<sound of rimshot in background>

William

That, being an older system, will use an IDE drive. As Tom pointed
out, those now go by several names that mean basically the same thing.
The only thing you won't want is a SATA drive.

It should also be a 3.5" drive.

A GX260 should handle about any size IDE drive you can put in it. It
seems that is a safe rule with almost all Dell P4 systems. (Verified
as far as back as the OptiPlex GX400.)

William

On 23 Oct, 11:17, sugnaboris <sugnabo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> I have a GX260 with a buzzing hard drive. I've also had a CRC failure
> on a file access, so I want to replace the HDD pretty soon. The
> machine is otherwise fine. Does anyone know what sort of HDDs are
> suitable replacements for this model of computer? According to the
> Windows "System Information" utility, the current HDD is an IDE drive,
> formatted NTFS, capacity 37GB. I guess that's probably what it came
> with.
>
> Any advice gratefully received! If I've omitted any important
> information about the computer, please let me know and I'll provide it
> if I can.
>
> Ron

Thanks to all who replied.

William R. Walsh wrote:
> Hi!
>
>> I just ate some synonym toast for breakfast. It was all the same.
>
> Better make sure you clean up, or there will be antonyms all over the
> place.
>
> <sound of rimshot in background>
>
> William

Being contrary, are we? ... Ben