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Hard drive compatbility
Good morning, Martin I spent a better part of yesterday researching BIOS, and the "flashing" of it. And yes, it does require attentiveness. Interestingly, I couldn't find my BIOS Identifier number (CA810E AA A01025-308)or its version (A06 dated: 6/16/2000) at Intel's website for...- ctrek321
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Hard drive compatbility
Hi, Sean I just visited the Dell site, it was suggested that I could look for a "BIOS upate." Again, it makes me a bit nervous when I'm told to "be careful" when proceeding to a step in unfamiliar territory, which this is the case. As a reminder, I have no clue as to what...- ctrek321
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Hard drive compatbility
Good evening, Paparazi I tried to use discretion by not divulging names, as not to appear to be "promoting" a particular brand. But, yes, it is the WE Special Ed. Without further ado... I purchased my Dell Dimension L667r in 8/2000, it was packed with a 7GB hard drive and one 128MB...- ctrek321
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Hard drive compatbility
Good afternoon, No doubt I'm the "novice" here. Please, bear with me. What are the key determining factors that should be considered prior to installing a 80GB hard drive? Have condsidered a particular model because it has an 8MB buffer. No one has given a difenitive answer yet. I...- ctrek321
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