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    Latitude D610 Hard-Drive Interface

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by limetrude, Aug 27, 2008.

  1. limetrude

    limetrude Newbie

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    I am looking to upgrade my current hard-drive in my Dell Latitude D610 as it is finally starting to show signs of being on the verge of crashing.

    Currently, I have an 80GB Drive from Dell, and since this is my primary computer I wanted to put as much in it as I could. I have always had good experience buying Western Digital, so after some searching I found this:

    Western Digital Scorpio 320GB 2.5" Mobile Hard Drive - SATA-300, 5400, 8MB, OEM

    I like the speed and the buffer size, but heres the problem, its a SATA-300 interface, I am not sure if this will be compatible with my Latitude... any help or insight would be greatly appreciated!

    -Limetrude
     
    limetrude, Aug 27, 2008
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    I believe that notebooks is compatible with only IDE/ATA HDDs.
    You can confirm by either checking the driver installed in the 'IDE/ATA ATAPI controllers' section (Device Manager), or check using HD Tune (Upload a screenshot of the INFO page).
     
    Andy, Aug 27, 2008
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  3. limetrude

    limetrude Newbie

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    Thanks Andy, that exactly what I needed... did not know that about the device manager.. was under the impression that while it told you what drivers you currently had, one might be able to install new drivers that allowed the system to interface with the SATA... if thats not the case looks like I am stuck with a lowly 250 GB drive as my only WD option.
     
    limetrude, Aug 28, 2008
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  4. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    The IDE and SATA interfaces are physically different. You can check your current HDD if it has the 44-pin interface....

    You can check out the Samsung HM160C, which is extremely fast for an IDE drive, or the WD2500BEVE - if in need of storage space.
    The Samsung was available at zipzoomfly for $60, but you can check out other places as well.
     
    Andy, Aug 28, 2008
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    naton Notebook Virtuoso

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    I can confirm the interface on the Dell D610 is IDE so you can't use a SATA drive.
     
    naton, Aug 30, 2008
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