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difference in these harddrives?
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ddp
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29. November 2007 @ 12:52 |
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1:Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2:When the blue DELL? logo is displayed, watch for the F2 prompt to appear.
3:Once the F2 prompt appears, press <F2> immediately.
Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots
1:Enter system setup (see Entering System Setup).
2:Use the arrow keys to highlight the Boot Sequence menu option, then press <Enter> to access the menu.
NOTE: Write down your current boot sequence in case you want to restore it.
3:Press the up- and down-arrow keys to move through the list of devices.
4:Press the spacebar to enable or disable a device. Enabled devices have a number assigned to them; disabled devices have no number assigned.
5:Press <U> or <D> to move a selected device up or down the list.
this is from the link i posted earlier
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29. November 2007 @ 14:13 |
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it makes more sense now since you explained it. trying to navaigate though bios last night was interesting and a little difficult.
when i get home i will try it and let you know..
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ddp
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29. November 2007 @ 14:30 |
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i just copied & pasted from my link.
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29. November 2007 @ 16:57 |
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i haven't read the hole forum, what i say might have been repeated
this one is the one you should go for
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/produ...19&sku=A0648544
i encounter more problems with segate then WD, as for spec's the WD,: is SATA, its DTR (data transfer rate)is much greater then that of the segate, the segate is running the old version ATA
find out if your computer can run SATA, sata is very new so some old pc wont support it
the three things you should look for when HD shopping is
1) size and price, dollar/euro per gig should be at no more then 80cents a gig,
2) brand, don't buy used HD off ebay by the way
3) SATA/ATA, and size of the physical drive(will it fit in desired chasity)
THIS DRIVE YOU POSTED IS THE BIGGEST RIP OFF EVER, WHO? WOULD BUY IT, good for you asking
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/produ...19&sku=341-4166
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29. November 2007 @ 20:19 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
i just copied & pasted from my link.
i guess by itself the information is not overwhelming.i see it now..
this pic shows what caught my eye i don't remember seeing the non raid disc in green letters on previous boots.
i guess it was there. port 0 is the main drive i believe .
the last thing is there an better order to boot the drives up in? or it does not really matter.
the pause button worked excellent!!
thanks
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tripplite
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29. November 2007 @ 21:05 |
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that ddp for ya!
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ddp
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29. November 2007 @ 22:00 |
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try changing the drive cables around so that the wd is on port 1 & the 2 rom drives are on ports 2 & 3 as long as the bios sees them. other then that it shouldn't matter. don't buy the drives from dell as they don't make them, get them from your local computer store or online.
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29. November 2007 @ 22:07 |
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ddp thanks alot.
tomorrow night i will move the cables around. and do a follow up
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AfterDawn Addict
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30. November 2007 @ 04:35 |
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Non-RAID disk is nothing to worry about, you don't need to use RAID in your position anyway.
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9. December 2007 @ 20:11 |
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just a follow up for you.
i moved the drives around. port 0-stock hd,port1- wd hd,port2 is my top dvd drive and port3 is my lower dvd drive
all read correct in bios and seems to be working well!
thank you for your help ddp and sammorris.
mike
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ddp
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9. December 2007 @ 21:45 |
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no problem, teach & learn
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12. December 2007 @ 19:12 |
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