PC upgrade
12-02-2007, 09:28 PM
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How do I find out what Hard Drives I can run on my pc?!
Its a HP Pavillion 1490.uk and currently has two 120gb drives and I want to swap one of them out to a HUGE one (like 500gb).
In the Device Manager it lists Intel 82801EB Ultra ATA stroage controlers
would they run this drive?
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=454632
THANKS!!!
Alex
Its a HP Pavillion 1490.uk and currently has two 120gb drives and I want to swap one of them out to a HUGE one (like 500gb).
In the Device Manager it lists Intel 82801EB Ultra ATA stroage controlers
would they run this drive?
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=454632
THANKS!!!
Alex
12-02-2007, 10:37 PM
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Thats an IDE controller, that disk is a SATA interface. Different connector. SATA is slowly replacing IDE. Most new PCs now are sata only. Some of the HP business models even have SATA CD/DVD-RW drives in them.
Cant find your pc model specs anywhere, you sure it's a 1490?
You need to get IDE drives if you havent got SATA connectors.
Keep a 120gb for your operating system, buy a new larger one for your data. Then if/when windows goes pear shaped, you can just format and reinstall windows without having to worry about getting your data off, as all you'll be losing is your windows partition/program files, stuff which you can easily reinstall.
redirect your my docs folder to the data drive too
Cant find your pc model specs anywhere, you sure it's a 1490?
You need to get IDE drives if you havent got SATA connectors.
Keep a 120gb for your operating system, buy a new larger one for your data. Then if/when windows goes pear shaped, you can just format and reinstall windows without having to worry about getting your data off, as all you'll be losing is your windows partition/program files, stuff which you can easily reinstall.
redirect your my docs folder to the data drive too
12-02-2007, 10:40 PM
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have a look on the board itself to see if you can see any sata ports
They're L shaped connectors that can be either mounted like this (most likely) or mounted flat so the connector goes in sideways
13-02-2007, 01:04 PM
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thank you!!
I def have IDE then
sorted - I can still get a huge IDE drive!
Next question!
How can I make my pc quiter? Its fine untill the processor fan kicks in!
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I def have IDE then
sorted - I can still get a huge IDE drive!
Next question!
How can I make my pc quiter? Its fine untill the processor fan kicks in!
Alex
13-02-2007, 01:19 PM
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I've got a Nexus CPU cooler on mine thats perfectly silent. Just make sure you know what socket your chip uses so you buy the right one
Could also be your graphics card fan that makes the racket, i replaced my CPU fan thinking thatd make it silent - ended up having to do the gfx card as well. PSU fans make a racket too, recent HP's have used temperature sensitive fans though that only spin on full speed/noise when your pc is under serious pasty. normal operation theyre pretty silent
I've got a Nexus CPU cooler on mine thats perfectly silent. Just make sure you know what socket your chip uses so you buy the right one
Could also be your graphics card fan that makes the racket, i replaced my CPU fan thinking thatd make it silent - ended up having to do the gfx card as well. PSU fans make a racket too, recent HP's have used temperature sensitive fans though that only spin on full speed/noise when your pc is under serious pasty. normal operation theyre pretty silent
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13-02-2007, 01:29 PM
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I run UD ( http://www.grid.org ) on mine so its getting beaten all the time - obvioulsy I can turn that off and make it quiter - but it could be quiter when running a lightish load as the CPU fan is either on or off!
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13-02-2007, 02:33 PM
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Next question!
what socket is my P4 3.2 HT likly to be?
Socket 478?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_4
what socket is my P4 3.2 HT likly to be?
Socket 478?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_4
13-02-2007, 02:48 PM
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probably a 775 mate, 478 are the older ones
EDIT: intel have a tool on their website that tells you what cpu your running http://www.intel.com/support/process.../CS-015477.htm
would test it on mine but i'm at work on an amd laptop
EDIT: intel have a tool on their website that tells you what cpu your running http://www.intel.com/support/process.../CS-015477.htm
would test it on mine but i'm at work on an amd laptop
13-02-2007, 02:54 PM
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cool I'll run that when I get home!
Looking a heat sinks... is 0.5kg a good thing to be hanging off the top of your processor?! Mines a desk top so the motherboard is on its side! Thats a lot a weight on a pcb!!
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Looking a heat sinks... is 0.5kg a good thing to be hanging off the top of your processor?! Mines a desk top so the motherboard is on its side! Thats a lot a weight on a pcb!!
Alex
13-02-2007, 03:25 PM
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should be alright mate, the standard AMD ones that come with the retail chips weigh a fucking ton. They'd make a great weapon...inside a sock or something 
13-02-2007, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexF
hmm so what socket?
After a google it may actually be a socket 478, dpending on how old it is. only sure fire way is to take the cooler off and look at the code on the top of the chip, should say something like SL7B8 or similar. put the whole lot into google and see what it turns up. thats the easiest way generally.
13-02-2007, 10:24 PM
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If you still trying to find stuff out about whats in your pc PM me an email addy and I'll send u over a little prog I got, tells u quite a bit, oh and dead easy to use, no installing etc just run it
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13-02-2007, 11:17 PM
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are you thinking sisoft sandra/belarc? could be worth a shot but not sure if it tells you what socket. might tell you the proper code for the chip though, which you can bang into google
14-02-2007, 05:55 AM
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Nope 
Nothing that complicated
Little prog called cpu-z
Pretty basic but does give my AMD as a socket 939 so would guess it could tell u what type Intel u running
Steve
Nothing that complicated
Little prog called cpu-z
Pretty basic but does give my AMD as a socket 939 so would guess it could tell u what type Intel u running
Steve
14-02-2007, 11:36 AM
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Email sent Alex
Any links to this Everest prog ?
Would try googling it but somehow think I would get a lot of info on mountains rather than a program 
Steve
Any links to this Everest prog ?
Would try googling it but somehow think I would get a lot of info on mountains rather than a program
Steve
14-02-2007, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by The Rapid 1
Nope
Nothing that complicated
Little prog called cpu-z
Pretty basic but does give my AMD as a socket 939 so would guess it could tell u what type Intel u running
Steve
Nothing that complicated
Little prog called cpu-z
Pretty basic but does give my AMD as a socket 939 so would guess it could tell u what type Intel u running
Steve
14-02-2007, 05:13 PM
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Hardly think there anything to show off with an old single core procesor lol
Was looking at some dual cores today actually
But with the MB a 939 not AM2 would be wasting my money I suppose cos of the memory I can run, so in another couple of months would be looking to upgrade again.
So to go dual core at the mo I would really want a new MB and memory to
Oh well does what I want I spose
for NOW lol
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Hardly think there anything to show off with an old single core procesor lol
Was looking at some dual cores today actually
But with the MB a 939 not AM2 would be wasting my money I suppose cos of the memory I can run, so in another couple of months would be looking to upgrade again.
So to go dual core at the mo I would really want a new MB and memory to
Oh well does what I want I spose
for NOW lolSteve
15-02-2007, 06:52 PM
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yeah that'll be a 478 then mate
http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/pro...g/cnps9500-led
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