Looking for some help picking a HD

I want to add a second internal HD for my Compaq Presario 7594. I am not sure
what I need. I have been told the drive that is in it has a DMA/ATA-33 Ultra
interface. Does that mean that is the only type of drive I can put in it?

Thank you in advance,
tom

"TomM in NY" wrote in message
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I want to add a second internal HD for my Compaq Presario 7594. I am not
sure
what I need. I have been told the drive that is in it has a DMA/ATA-33
Ultra
interface. Does that mean that is the only type of drive I can put in it?

Thank you in advance,
tom

Hi Tom

I'm from PA orig, but been in OR/WA area for 15 years.
Miss the snow

If I were you, I would buy something as big as you'll ever need, merge all
of your data over, then take the other one out and keep it as a backup.

They can both be in the same system, no problem, but newer drives are a lot
faster.
However, it also depends on the PC HD controller and PC itself as far as
overall performance.
I'd be looking at a newer machine if yours is too old.
You could also possibly add a controller.
All depends on what you need/want to do.

Tom

TomM in NY wrote in message
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I want to add a second internal HD for my Compaq Presario 7594.
I am not sure what I need. I have been told the drive that is in it
has a DMA/ATA-33 Ultra interface. Does that mean that is the
only type of drive I can put in it?

Nope, any buyable ATA/IDE drive will be fine.

And there is a lot to be said for replacing the current drive.
The larger size usually costs peanuts more and thats easier to do.

"TomM in NY" wrote in message
...
I want to add a second internal HD for my Compaq Presario 7594. I am not
sure
what I need. I have been told the drive that is in it has a DMA/ATA-33
Ultra
interface. Does that mean that is the only type of drive I can put in it?

Any modern drive with an ATA/IDE interface will do (but a drive with a SCSI
interface won't!).

Try something like a Western Digital WD1200JB (120GByte) or similar.

On 28 Nov 2003 16:43:23 GMT, (TomM in NY) wrote:

I want to add a second internal HD for my Compaq Presario 7594. I am not sure
what I need. I have been told the drive that is in it has a DMA/ATA-33 Ultra
interface. Does that mean that is the only type of drive I can put in it?

Any EIDE/ATA interface HDD will do (not SATA).

There may be BIOS restrictions on the size of the HDD you can use, but
there are a number of ways around that (BIOS upgrade, ATA controller card,
or overlay software).

Try a Western Digital or Maxtor 120GB ATA/133 drive. These are generally
available for $70 or so after mail-in rebate at your local retailer.

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