New Harddrive for an old computer

FearTheTerp · Apr 15, 2005, 12:30 AM

My friend has an old HP computer and he wants a new harddrive for it. On the front panel, he says it has a 80 gb Ultra DMA harddrive. I'm pretty sure they aren't selling those anymore. If I buy an ATA harddrive will it work with the motherboard?

Necrosis · Apr 15, 2005, 12:59 AM

Yes, it should work fine just remember though that bios for that computer might have size limitations. I would be weary of anything over 120Gig.

Apr 15, 2005, 12:30 AM	#1
FearTheTerp DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pacific Grove, California Posts: 358 Rep Power: 0	New Harddrive for an old computer My friend has an old HP computer and he wants a new harddrive for it. On the front panel, he says it has a 80 gb Ultra DMA harddrive. I'm pretty sure they aren't selling those anymore. If I buy an ATA harddrive will it work with the motherboard? __________________ System specs Motherboard:Biostar M7NCD Pro Cpu:AMD XP 2600+ Throughbred B @ 2340 195x12 Memory:2x Corsair CMX512-3200c2PT @ 195 mHz 2-3-3-10 Dual channel Graphics Card: Ati Radeon 9800 Pro All-In-Wonder w/Vga Silencer Rev 3 Antec SL-350

Apr 15, 2005, 12:59 AM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Yes, it should work fine just remember though that bios for that computer might have size limitations. I would be weary of anything over 120Gig.