replace SATA

Can a SATA300 be used to replace a SATA150? I think the existing dead 150 is
a Seagate 7200rpm 160GB. It's in a Dell Dimension E510 PC.

I know thisn't much to go on but it's all the info I have right.

Yes, they will work. If your motherboard only supports SATA150, then the
drive will fall back to that, but it will work with no issues.

--
Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.VistaRIP.com | Vista Resource & Information Page


"Stan" <bhrichREMOVE@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Can a SATA300 be used to replace a SATA150? I think the existing dead 150
> is a Seagate 7200rpm 160GB. It's in a Dell Dimension E510 PC.
>
> I know thisn't much to go on but it's all the info I have right.
>

Seagate has a utility on their site to test the hd

"Stan" <bhrichREMOVE@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Can a SATA300 be used to replace a SATA150? I think the existing dead 150
> is a Seagate 7200rpm 160GB. It's in a Dell Dimension E510 PC.
>
> I know thisn't much to go on but it's all the info I have right.
>

Thanks Dustin

"Dustin Harper" <dharper@vistarip.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, they will work. If your motherboard only supports SATA150, then the
> drive will fall back to that, but it will work with no issues.
>
> --
> Dustin Harper
> dharper@vistarip.com
> http://www.VistaRIP.com | Vista Resource & Information Page
>
>
> "Stan" <bhrichREMOVE@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:Om3LkNCbIHA.4344@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Can a SATA300 be used to replace a SATA150? I think the existing dead 150
>> is a Seagate 7200rpm 160GB. It's in a Dell Dimension E510 PC.
>>
>> I know thisn't much to go on but it's all the info I have right.
>>
>

The OS doesn't start at all. The onboard diagnostics is return code 5.
Apparently something to do with the electrical elements of the heads. I've
not run the extended/enhanced DST. I'll have to slave the HDD in another PC.

Thanks for your help.

"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
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> Seagate has a utility on their site to test the hd
>
> "Stan" <bhrichREMOVE@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:Om3LkNCbIHA.4344@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Can a SATA300 be used to replace a SATA150? I think the existing dead 150
>> is a Seagate 7200rpm 160GB. It's in a Dell Dimension E510 PC.
>>
>> I know thisn't much to go on but it's all the info I have right.
>>
>
>

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:33:18 -0500, "Stan" <bhrichREMOVE@aol.com>
wrote:

>Can a SATA300 be used to replace a SATA150? I think the existing dead 150 is
>a Seagate 7200rpm 160GB. It's in a Dell Dimension E510 PC.
>
>I know thisn't much to go on but it's all the info I have right.
>
Why ask here? What HD your mainboard accepts has NOTHING to do with
the OS.

Ask elsewhere