“dell dimension 8400 will this hard drive be compatible...i am already upgrading my memory to 4gb...thanx”
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No, I would not go any larger then a 500Gb, BIOS may not see 1gB hard drive.
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Unless you have an extremely old computer (which wouldn't even be able to accept memory of 4GB) you should be fine. Just make sure you are putting this into a desktop rather than a laptop.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Only if your mother board supports ATA and not just a serial conection (big ribbon cable).
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If the drive will physically fit in this compact Dell computer, it will be compatible. Just be sure to get the drive specifically for Windows (there is a version for Mac).
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.As long as your computer/mother board supports SATA (Serial ATA HD) it should support this drive. All newer SATA drives work with older SATA standards so even if you have a stat 1.5gb controller it will work fine with newer SATA 3 or 6 drives. Sometimes older BIOSes will only support 2TB but you should be fine as this is a 1TB drive. If you have the older IDE connecter (a wide flat ribbon cable) then you will need a PATA drive which you may have to order online as they are getting pretty rare at the stores.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.More than likely. If your pc has sata ports it should work.
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