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    Dell Inspiron 8200 with Seagate 100Gig 7200 HD?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by NDEE, Mar 12, 2007.

  1. NDEE

    NDEE Newbie

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    Hey people,

    I have a Dell Inspiron 8200 with a 60 Gig Hitachi 5400 HD and I would like to change it for the 100 Gig 7200 Seagate drive.

    Is there any incompatibility issues known?

    Is heat from the 7200 going to be a problem for the Inspiron 8200?

    Anyone with a 8200 and a 7200 HD out there?

    NDEE
     
    NDEE, Mar 12, 2007
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  2. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    Make sure you get the right interface - IDE or SATA. I think the 8200 uses IDE, but double check on that.

    Otherwise, you shouldn't have a problem.
     
    Gautam, Mar 13, 2007
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Heat shouldn't be an issue. I'm almost positive the Inspiron 8200 has an IDE (ATA-6) interface.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 13, 2007
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  4. ajfink

    ajfink Notebook Deity

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    I think you're right.

    As he said, heat and extra power drain shouldn't be an issue at all. When I went from a 5400 RPM to a 7200 RPM drive I didn't notice increases/decreases in heat/battery life, respectively.

    You should notice quite the drop in load and transfer times.
     
    ajfink, Mar 13, 2007
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  5. NDEE

    NDEE Newbie

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    Here is info I found about my Inspiron 8200:

    IDE Controller: Intel(r) 82801CAM Ultra ATA Storage Controller-248A

    I'm not sure if it is in fact an ATA-6 (?)

    The battery life is not really an issue since I use my laptop at home most of the time. I was more concerned about the heat.

    Thanks for the replies!

    NDEE
     
    NDEE, Mar 13, 2007
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Ultra ATA = ATA-6. ;)

    The battery life should hardly be different between the two hard drives, since 7200RPM hard drives have the same power specifications as 5400RPM ones.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 14, 2007
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  7. Cheffy

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    I belive the HD itself functions at ATA-5, not that it matters, you'll never come close to approaching 100 mb/s transfer rates, burst speeds in the high 60s probably, sustained around 40 mb/s.
     
    Cheffy, Mar 14, 2007
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  8. calaveras

    calaveras Notebook Consultant

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    from my investigations into bus powered hard drives I came away with the info that quiescent power consumption is the saem regardless of spindel speed. 7200 rpm drives have marginally higher power draw when active, but draw a bit more when first spinning up. This is why you see so few bus powered firewire/usb drives that are 7200rpm.
     
    calaveras, Mar 27, 2007
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  9. albramej

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    Hello
    I have Dell Inspiron 8200 so I need to change Battarey tell me please what other kind of battaries is useful for inspiron 8200?
    14.8v 4460mah type 66whr but my quistion about the battarey case which one of inspiron serials is the same ?? thanks
     
    albramej, Sep 10, 2007
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