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Second **internal hard drive in Dell Inspiron . Possible?
Hi,
I am not a laptop user so please bear with me when I ask this question: Is it possible to install two hard drives internally into a Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop? It seems like there would not be room for two hard drives that are internal. Mike Mike |
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Michael wrote:
Hi, I am not a laptop user so please bear with me when I ask this question: Is it possible to install two hard drives internally into a Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop? It seems like there would not be room for two hard drives that are internal. I don't know about this particular model. Laptop HDDs, like normal IDE HDDs can be two to a bus. The limiting factor is usually space and fixtures. If either is missing you cannot install two drived gracefully. It might be still possible to install two drived with the right data cable and an open case (i.e. one drive connected but not mounted mechanically.) Arno -- For email address: lastname AT tik DOT ee DOT ethz DOT ch GnuPG: ID:1E25338F FP:0C30 5782 9D93 F785 E79C 0296 797F 6B50 1E25 338F "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws" - Tacitus |
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Michael wrote:
Hi, I am not a laptop user so please bear with me when I ask this question: Is it possible to install two hard drives internally into a Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop? It seems like there would not be room for two hard drives that are internal. Mike Mike Depends on exactly what you mean by "internally". I have a Dell latitude and there's no room to put in a second disk drive permanently, but for a (significant) amount of money you can buy a removable disk drive that plugs into the modular bay in place of the CD or floppy drive. Jerry |
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With raid gaining popularity with the almost average PC user, I think we'll
be seeing 2 disk raid arrays in laptops before too long. --Dan "Jerry Peters" wrote in message ... In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Michael wrote: Hi, I am not a laptop user so please bear with me when I ask this question: Is it possible to install two hard drives internally into a Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop? It seems like there would not be room for two hard drives that are internal. Mike Mike Depends on exactly what you mean by "internally". I have a Dell latitude and there's no room to put in a second disk drive permanently, but for a (significant) amount of money you can buy a removable disk drive that plugs into the modular bay in place of the CD or floppy drive. Jerry |
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Just like all those dual CPU laptops?
"dg" wrote in message . com... With raid gaining popularity with the almost average PC user, I think we'll be seeing 2 disk raid arrays in laptops before too long. |
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"Eric Gisin" wrote in message ... Just like all those dual CPU laptops? "dg" wrote in message . com... With raid gaining popularity with the almost average PC user, I think we'll be seeing 2 disk raid arrays in laptops before too long. Woot.. I had a chuckle at his post but yours was much better :P Granted Dual core low power Athlon 64's Not being a big HD guy (as many of you *******s here call me a troll, or at least think it) Would it be possible for 2 drives to be inside one housing with the main reason being so you can connect 2 sata connectors for raid 0 ? |
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rstlne wrote:
"Eric Gisin" wrote in message ... Just like all those dual CPU laptops? "dg" wrote in message . com... With raid gaining popularity with the almost average PC user, I think we'll be seeing 2 disk raid arrays in laptops before too long. Woot.. I had a chuckle at his post but yours was much better P Granted Dual core low power Athlon 64's Not being a big HD guy (as many of you *******s here call me a troll, or at least think it) Would it be possible for 2 drives to be inside one housing with the main reason being so you can connect 2 sata connectors for raid 0 ? Of course its technically possible, but it has an impact on a host of things that are very important in a laptop such as: Wieght Power & Cooling Size Adding a second hard drive impacts all of these adversely. -- Nik Simpson |
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On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 23:26:55 GMT, "dg" wrote:
With raid gaining popularity with the almost average PC user, I think we'll be seeing 2 disk raid arrays in laptops before too long. --Dan What??? You smokin crack? |
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"rstlne" wrote in message news:PCaFc.22$N97.2@newsfe4-gui
"Eric Gisin" wrote in message ... Just like all those dual CPU laptops? "dg" wrote in message . com... With raid gaining popularity with the almost average PC user, I think we'll be seeing 2 disk raid arrays in laptops before too long. Woot.. I had a chuckle at his post but yours was much better P Granted Dual core low power Athlon 64's Not being a big HD guy (as many of you *******s here call me a troll, or at least think it) Nah, you are just some misguided fool who thinks that google 'equals' knowledge. Would it be possible for 2 drives to be inside one housing with the main reason being so you can connect 2 sata connectors for raid 0 ? Maybe that 2 microdrives could fit in the space of a single laptop drive when side by side. Unfortunately the smaller the physical size the slower they usually are so probably you end up with just the same speed as a normal one. |
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Michael wrote:
Hi, I am not a laptop user so please bear with me when I ask this question: Is it possible to install two hard drives internally into a Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop? It seems like there would not be room for two hard drives that are internal. You might add an external hard drive (PC card, USB, etc). Even if there is physical space for a second internal drive (doubtful), laptops run so hot that the second drive would most likely cause things to overheat. If you're running out of disk space, add an external drive or replace the original hard drive with a larger model if one is available. |
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