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compatible hard drives
Name: Arsenal Date: January 18, 2006 at 11:01:21 Pacific OS: 98se CPU/Ram: 500mhz 128
Comment:
Would anyone know if a hard drive from a Compaq desk pro would be able to work in a Dell Optiplex GX1 or how I could find out if it does please?
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: January 18, 2006 at 11:11:12 Pacific
Reply:
If it's an IDE drive, it should be fine. If the Compaq has a SCSI drive, then you'll need to install a SCSI card on the Dell.
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Response Number 2
Name: StuartS Date: January 18, 2006 at 17:27:26 Pacific
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There was a thread recently where someone had problems with a Compaq drive.
Although the hardware will be compatible, you may have to re-partition and format the drive as Compaq does something weird to the formatting that is inconsistent with other computers.
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