upgrading of com..

• troubledguy2006

  21 Apr 07, 16:41

  hi there! I got a 5 yr old com.. branded one.. currently my com is using a 5200rpm harddisk, but since the space is limited, i might want to buy another harddisk to replace it... but in sim lim now, 5200rpm one is very rare, almost none... coz nowadays are all 7200rpm , my question is, can i install a 7200rpm one? will there be complications? I am afraid my motherboard cant support...
• ndmmxiaomayi

  21 Apr 07, 17:00

  Don't think there will be complications...
• Farmerseed

  21 Apr 07, 22:38

  Originally posted by troubledguy2006:

  hi there! I got a 5 yr old com.. branded one.. currently my com is using a 5200rpm harddisk, but since the space is limited, i might want to buy another harddisk to replace it... but in sim lim now, 5200rpm one is very rare, almost none... coz nowadays are all 7200rpm , my question is, can i install a 7200rpm one? will there be complications? I am afraid my motherboard cant support...

  Your computer a Pentium 3, early Pentium 4 or Anthon system? It helps if you can provide the manufacturer and model number. Not to worry though since you can search for the 5400rpm drive over wt the second-hand market. Simlim may be a promising place to get one otherwise you can try eBay or buy form people who are willing to sell their old units.
  
  If you want to use the newer 7200rpm IDE or SATA drive on your old system and wants stability at the same time you can get SATA/IDE controller cards. These cards plugs into the older PCI (2.xx) slots with onboard SATA/ IDE connectors that in turns connects to the hard disk. So instead of data being accessed through te motherboard IDE/SATA connectors, the hard disk communicates via data exchange through the PCI buses.
  
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• troubledguy2006

  22 Apr 07, 18:05

  I am using a early pentium 4... 1.8ghz... brand is Acer, model is ELD... bought during 2002... currently the harddisk inside is a 5400rpm one...
• Farmerseed

  23 Apr 07, 19:43

  Originally posted by troubledguy2006:

  I am using a early pentium 4... 1.8ghz... brand is Acer, model is ELD... bought during 2002... currently the harddisk inside is a 5400rpm one...

  Your computer specifications here
  
  Not to worry though. Like i wrote you can get an ATA controller card for less than sgd100 and get another IDE drive spining at 7200 rpm and use them in your system without any trouble. Otherwise you may want to write to Acer asking for the motherboard specs of your ELD and if it supports ATA100 hard disk @7200 rpm.
  
  However if you just want to expand your storage by having a an external backup hard disk you can mod one yourself or get one from manufacturers like Iomega and Maxtor/ Seagate. However most of the newer hard disks like the IDE and SATA ones are going at high speed USB2.0 so you may still want to get an internal PCI high speed USB controller card to avoid possible stability issues.
  
  Anyway all the above answers can be found when you contact Acer for your motherboard's support and capabilities.