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Are hard drives from old style ps3 compatible with new style ps3?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes, but they are smaller in GB, but all use standard laptop size
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Can you switch hard drives in a backwards compatible PS3?
Sure the PS3 was intended to have a new upgraded harddrive and uses the standard laptop size and the site has the related link for your assistance
Do new hard drives typically attach to the motherboard via an IDE connector?
No, most new hard drives use Serial ATA or SATA connectors.
Can a PC card slot contain a hard disk drive?
Depending on your BIOS and operating system, you may be able to use a hard drive in a card slot. There are new SSD hard drives made for plugging into a PCI-Express socket rather than a SATA socket, and they are much faster than SATA drives. So if your exact configuration is compatible and you can afford such a solution, you would likely be pleased.
Where can you buy new hard drives?
Office Depot, Office Max, and Best Buy all sell new hard disc drives. Most computer stores do, also. Online, there are numerous retailers selling them.
Why won't your CDROM and your hard drive respond to your new motherboard?
Because my new motherboard is too aloof. You must be sure all hardware is compatible and all drivers are properly installed and running... == == You may have to go into your computers BIOS (basic input/output system) and configure the drives.
What can you do if your dell desk top computer doesn't have a disk drive?
You can easy install a new hard drive into your Dell Desktop PC. The procedure for replacing/installing a hard drive varies based on the respective models and on the other hand it is critically important which generation of hard drives is actually compatible with your Dell desktop either an IDE or a SATA.
Can you change hard drives in a Xbox 360 arcade?
Hard drives are made separate from a computer. They can be removed and replaced. There are two types of hard drives, those that have crashed and those that have not yet crashed. Keep your drive backed up so that when you need your hard drives changed your data will be saved. There is usually a simple way to get your hard drive out and a new one installed. The difficult part is putting your system back on. Keep your instruction manual!
What is the latest of a hard disk?
There are many brands and makes of hard disks from many manufacturers, so there are new hard drives coming out all the time which make incremental improvements over older generations of hard drives. The newest most fundamentally different kind of hard drives are called SSD drives, which do not use any disks at all, and work the same way that USB Flash Drives and the memory cards in Digital Cameras work. See... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive
Is a hard disk rewritable and able to be used again and again?
Yes, most hard drives are rewritable. SSD drives can be rewritten to less times than conventional drives, but that is still many times. The OS deletes from hard drives and makes new files all the time. If the hard disk was not reusable, then everyone would be buying them more often, and they would be more easily accessible from the outside of the computer.
Where can one buy a 24 Sata hard drive?
24 bay SATA storage server hard drives can be bought on eBay. The online company Servercase also has new 24 SATA hard drives as does Thinkmate, at a considerably greater cost.
What action should always be taken before upgrading a hard disk?
Save the values of the installed drives CMOS setup values for use with the new drives.
Can you switch content from the old xbox 360 to the new 360 s?
yes, they use the same hard drives, just switch the hard drive from your old 360, to the new one when you get it......
