Newbie Question??

[Sam]

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Hi, I'm thinking of adding another hardrive to my PC but not sure what type
to get. Is it EIDE I have to get? (The same plug/socket as my CD-Rom
Drives).
I saw this one on Ebuyer "Seagate ST3120026A 120gb 7200rpm 8mb Cache
Barracuda 7200.7 Plus - OEM" Would this have the same IDE socket as the
CD-Rom Drives?

Thanks for your help

Sam

 

[Guest]

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Sam wrote:
> Hi, I'm thinking of adding another hardrive to my PC but not sure what type
> to get. Is it EIDE I have to get? (The same plug/socket as my CD-Rom
> Drives).
> I saw this one on Ebuyer "Seagate ST3120026A 120gb 7200rpm 8mb Cache
> Barracuda 7200.7 Plus - OEM" Would this have the same IDE socket as the
> CD-Rom Drives?
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Sam

Yes you need an IDE hard drive. Your existing hard drive is probably
IDE, and you should be able to attach the new drive to the existing
cable. Most IDE cables have attachments for 2 drives, and since you
only have one hard drive...

 

[Guest]

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Sam wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm thinking of adding another hardrive to my PC but not sure what type
> to get. Is it EIDE I have to get? (The same plug/socket as my CD-Rom
> Drives).

Yes.

> I saw this one on Ebuyer "Seagate ST3120026A 120gb 7200rpm 8mb Cache
> Barracuda 7200.7 Plus - OEM" Would this have the same IDE socket as the
> CD-Rom Drives?

Yes. The OEM drive won't come with a ribbon cable or any extras.