Hey guys.....i'm buying a new HD VERY soon...could you please tell me if the info i provided below is good...is it a good hard drive?...is the price reasonable?
Thanks.....
BTW ...how can i tell if it's compatible or works well with my computer?
I have a Compaq presario....
AMD K6 processor... 500 Mhz...
Here are the details:
Western Digital 30GB EIDE Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM Hard Drive
General
Device Type - Hard drive standard
Width - 4 in
Depth - 5.8 in
Height - 1 in
Weight - 1.3 lbs
Compatibility - PC
Hard Drive
Form Factor - 3.5" x 1/3H
Enclosure Type - Internal
Formatted Capacity - 30 GB
Interface Type - DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra)
Cache / Buffer Size - 2 MB
Compliant Standards - S.M.A.R.T.
Performance
Data Transfer Rate - 100 MBps (external) / 53 MBps (internal)
Seek Time - 9.5 ms (average) / 21 ms (max)
Track-to-Track Seek Time - 2 ms
Average Latency - 5 ms
Spindle Speed - 5400 rpm
Bay(s) Required - 1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
Port(s) / Connector(s) Required - 1 x storage DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) / 40 pin IDC female - 1
Warranty
Service / Support - 3 years warranty
Service / Support Details - Limited warranty - replacement - 3 years - bring-in
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature - 41 °F
Max Operating Temperature - 131 °F
Humidity Range Operating - 5 - 85%
Shock Tolerance - 20 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (operating) / 250 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (non-operating)
Vibration Tolerance - 0.25 g @ 5-500 Hz (operating) / 4 g @ 20-500 Hz (non-operating)
Sound Emission - 32 dBA
Max Altitude Operating - 9840 ft
Thanks!
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Feb-10-2002 01:55
biznology
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2000
Location:
well i am by NO means an expert, but ive researched a bit(i need one too) and basically all i know is that IBM is supposedly the best. or so my friend says, and he knows a shitload more about computers than i do...otherwise, i am interested to hear what everyone else says. late/
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Feb-10-2002 01:59
Tranceilvania
indoctrinated PSY addict
Registered: May 2001
Location: In a doof
5400 RPM is no good..
By todays standards its far from beign a good HDD. Considering your system a K6 AMD it'll be a ATA66 supporting only motherboard. If you not considering to upgrade the system its a match made in haven.
But if you gonna upgrade go and by a HDD (preferably a SEAGATE quitests shites i've seen. Good price range as well) try a 7200 RPM one which will work wonders with a onboard ATA100 controller (not IDE 0)
Note: forget about that IBM shit. Tried and had to replace 3 times the MFs.
Feb-10-2002 02:44
DjCherny
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Feb 2002
Location: Los Angeles, Ca
IBMs are definetly a good choice. I would consider them or Maxtor. If I were you I would go for a 60 GB drive. They are at the sweetspot right now. If you look online at a place like newegg.com you can get 1 for about $100...
Feb-10-2002 02:48
lMIlk
Moderat0r
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: super size fries
5400 is way too slow
Feb-10-2002 03:02
Tranex02
/confused
Registered: May 2001
Location: United States
the HD that origionally came with my computer was
'GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47'
I know that probably sucks...but i'm just telling you cuz you said that a 'ATA66' would be better....
I don't want anything "TOP OF THE LINE"...but something that is pretty good...
the most i'm willing to spend is around $100....a bit more is also ok...
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Feb-10-2002 03:10
Raptor
steve_k
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: L.A,Glasgow,Hong Kong
all i can say like lMIlk said 5400 is too slow get a 7200 it runs faster... but as for size the bigger the size the slower it runs. so if you get a 60gb hd the best thing to do is split it so it runs faster and more efficent. i would prefer a IBM hd they work good i use 1 at home. but if you're willing to spend money then get a SCSI hard drive those are probably the best but you do you need a SCSI drive to run it and thats just a pain in the ass buying that too... so go with the IBM
