maginty999

Hi, thank you once again for your advice. It is an IDE and I have spotted one or two likely ones on e bay so I will continue to peruse until i find the right price ( as in... someone who will pay me to take it away ! ) Your help is sincerely appreciated. regards maginty

Hi, sorry, I think I am the one who is confused. The old hard drive is totally corrupt and I could do nothing with it despite working on it for a week or more. I have managed to save a hard drive before but not this time; it resisted all my efforts so it is now only binworthy. I have all the means of installing OS etc. However.... here is where I myself became confused. I am at present using my grandsons computer which has a very small memory so I have bought another stick for this. Now, I have two other computers ; one with a clapped out fan and the other one requiring the hard drive I was asking about. I have gathered all the info about these systems but ( and here I am cringing ) I sent you the details of THIS one instead of the one I need the hard drive for and I don't know where I have put the info on that one. Please forgive a lady pensioner with a couple of brain cells working at reduced speed. I told you how confusing all this stuff was for me.Now you know I wasn't kidding. I would not blame you if you sent me strict instructions on how to vacate the planet!! But really, all I need to know is what hard drive would be suitable to replace the one I have given details of ( just larger as in 40 Gb or more ) Seagate took over Maxtor apparently and there are so many models out there I was skelly eyed with looking ! Please don't give up on me will you? I have asked several sellers on e bay for this info but there were no replies so I peobably confused them too. many thanks and my sincere apologies. maginty

Hi, thanks for your reply. This is a intel82443bx pentium 11 processor. 32 bit at/at compatible; DMI system uuid . ( PC B7UKHEXIMYYZ ). Memory type slot 1 SDRAM ( pc125 ) slot 2 SDRAM ( pc 133 ). There is a slot 3 which is empty. Hope this is the info you need . How much memory do you think it will take and is it just a simple matter of popping the new stick in the empty slot or do they all have to balance in some way? I have happily fitted cd and dvd drives and usb ports etc but I'm afraid I can't fathom all these types and numbers just do me 'ead in ! again, many thanks maginty

Hi, I want to replace my 20 Gb maxtor hard drive with a 40 Gb but I have no idea how to buy the correct one. The old one is a Maxtor ultra ata/100 ; 541dk 5400 rpm ; model no.2B020H1. There are plenty of these on e bay but all are 20 Gb. Can anyone tell me which model to go for in a 40 Gb? I'm afraid I find all the different types totally confusing and just know I will get the wrong type of drive if I don't ask for advice. It is for a desk top computer. ( pentium 11 ) . Many thanks maginty:confused: