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http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim1100/EN/SM/parts.htm#wp1088567
Any ATA (not Sata) HardDrive will do
Generally most purchase around the 250Gig area
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim1100/EN/SM/parts.htm#wp1088567
Any ATA (not Sata) HardDrive will do
Generally most purchase around the 250Gig area
Go here and select Analyze System : http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/DellPartsFamily.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs
I cannot see in the specs what the max is, but it's usually way above 80Gig
I created a Dell Drivers page H E R E (as well) that may help you too
Actually this won't help, it doesn't work ofcourse!!
Anyway, yes you can go above 80Gig
I cannot see in the specs what the max is, but it's usually way above 80Gig
I created a Dell Drivers page H E R E (as well) that may help you too
Actually this won't help, it doesn't work ofcourse!!
Anyway, yes you can go above 80Gig
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Alright man. I don't even know why I'm bothering to respond other than I just was astounded to see so many replies after my post in here.
If your drive had bad sectors, its a bad drive. Now some programs can help or even sort of fix that, but really, no good drive will ever have bad sectors, so you should just replace it. Which funnily enough is what I said right away.
Also you said you ran memtest after Kimsland suggested it, but I think there was less than an hour time ( more like 20 minutes I think, but I'm not going ot bother to check for you ). There is no way in hell you ran memtest that fast. Period. Done. Ect. Whatever. Memtest will take HOURS to run.
So please, post back here when you either follow my advice, or kimslands, or know what the hell you are doing.
Your ATA drive hard to replace argument is BS and it shows you don't know wtf you are talking about. EIDE and ATA are pretty much interchangeable, and there is no way in hell your drive is irreplaceable.
If your drive had bad sectors, its a bad drive. Now some programs can help or even sort of fix that, but really, no good drive will ever have bad sectors, so you should just replace it. Which funnily enough is what I said right away.
Also you said you ran memtest after Kimsland suggested it, but I think there was less than an hour time ( more like 20 minutes I think, but I'm not going ot bother to check for you ). There is no way in hell you ran memtest that fast. Period. Done. Ect. Whatever. Memtest will take HOURS to run.
So please, post back here when you either follow my advice, or kimslands, or know what the hell you are doing.
Your ATA drive hard to replace argument is BS and it shows you don't know wtf you are talking about. EIDE and ATA are pretty much interchangeable, and there is no way in hell your drive is irreplaceable.
Pretty hard to find 80Gig anymore (Note: I'm sure there are areas to purchase one)
But again, just go higher in Gigs
You can even contact Dell and confirm that you can go higher
But again, just go higher in Gigs
You can even contact Dell and confirm that you can go higher
Alright, it's 11PM here so it's a best late. (Yes, I know my profile time might be a little bit off.) However, when I'm a bit more awake I'll get my mother to call Dell and tell us how far up we can go. I'm sorry about the confusion on the MemTest, does it need to be ran again?
We're getting disk read errors now, and Chkdsk is telling us theres a problem that cannot be recovered. I'm going to assume this harddrive is dead... but why is the BIOS loading slow; does the HD affect it?
I know this is a bit much to ask as this is all on your free time guys, but I don't mind ordering off the internet for her. Any idea where I could get one cheap? I've previously ordered off NewEgg and TigerDirect. Anybody got any places to check other then there?
I found this...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144122
We're getting disk read errors now, and Chkdsk is telling us theres a problem that cannot be recovered. I'm going to assume this harddrive is dead... but why is the BIOS loading slow; does the HD affect it?
I know this is a bit much to ask as this is all on your free time guys, but I don't mind ordering off the internet for her. Any idea where I could get one cheap? I've previously ordered off NewEgg and TigerDirect. Anybody got any places to check other then there?
I found this...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144122
So you already know that you can purchase this.
Anyway, yes a faulty HardDrive can cause system slow downs
But tomorrow go through this entire thread again, you have not answered some questions, and I'm concerned CMOS is not defaulted, and a whole bunch of other issues.
You could run Memtest into the night (seeming it takes 4Hrs approx)
Anyway, it's all here !
Oh dear, I'm concerned that these simple procedures (no glue required!) are going to cause many post replies. Is there anyone there more computer literate?
Anyway, I'll give it a shot, even though I have mentioned to do this ages ago now?!)
Start your computer
You should see a prompt like press DEL or F2 (or some other key to get to CMOS Setup)
Once in CMOS go to run defaults, and select it, yes.
Then save and exit (usually F10)
But run the Memtest overnight still
Anyway, I'll give it a shot, even though I have mentioned to do this ages ago now?!)
Start your computer
You should see a prompt like press DEL or F2 (or some other key to get to CMOS Setup)
Once in CMOS go to run defaults, and select it, yes.
Then save and exit (usually F10)
But run the Memtest overnight still
Yes that's it !
Hence my point:
It may be better, when you have woken up to a new day
By the way, I'm not replying with "Optimized Defaults" or whatever the label is.
Just post back tomorrow, and read all these posts again (very slowly)
If the HardDrive is faulty, you must replace it. (80Gig or 250Gig, your choice)
I can not put anymore time into this thread today
Hence my point:
It may be better, when you have woken up to a new day
By the way, I'm not replying with "Optimized Defaults" or whatever the label is.
Just post back tomorrow, and read all these posts again (very slowly)
If the HardDrive is faulty, you must replace it. (80Gig or 250Gig, your choice)
I can not put anymore time into this thread today
. If there is a way to test if a HD is faulty besides the built in Dell Diagnostics test, I'll look for it tomorrow.Dell 32 Bit Diagnostics (Graphical User Interface version) Bootable
http://ftp.us.dell.com/diags/cdd_1284.iso
http://ftp.us.dell.com/diags/cdd_1284.iso
I say no more replies until you have got to the answer
ie "I bought a new HardDrive and loaded Windows, and it all seems ok now!"
Or I ran Memtest, and found faulty Ram, replaced it, repaired Windows, now all is ok"
Note: This will take a few days (some users reply back weeks from now, to say if it worked, on their machine.
Therefore, no more replies. And yes read the thread slowly (it doesn't have to be 80Gig)
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