Storage Space

Hi everyone.I am trying to get more space on my pc and i want to know if someone could tell me what would be the best way to go about doing that and if there are any web deals out there.

I have dell, Dimension 2200 , xp home with 7.00 GB left on it.What would be your advice for me guys?

any help will be much appreciated.

#51457

how much more space are you looking for?

#51458

have you considered iDrive or Xdrive?

#51460

buy a new harddrive.

They are so cheap now. You can get an 80GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache for like $80-100.

And Ive seen 40GB harddrives for $30.

#51469

I currently have 20 Gb but only have 7 gb left on it. I am looking for maybe another 20 or even 40 gb.Would it be a problem if i get more hard drive than my pc can handle? is there a limit quota for different kinds of pcs?

contrasutra: where can i find those hard drives you told me about?

Taha : I am going to take your suggestion into consideration

Thank you guys for your replies

#51585

The harddrive limit is usually on the file system. FAT32 can only officially see 40GB (though there are some tricks on getting it to see more), NTFS can do 120GB.

linux file systems can do terrabytes. :mellow:

That said, REALLY old computers might have trouble with BIG drives (200GB).

Where do you get those drives? I usually see the ads in Best Buy, CompUSA, etc. You can also get them online.

#51611

Also, make sure your BIOS can recognize newer and larger drives. Otherwise, it won't be any good to add a bigger HD.

Oh, BTW, check out www.pricewatch.com for the best deals on hardware.

#51628

also check out www.resellerratings.com to check products and to find user reviews of the resellers (e.g. the ones on pricewatch. some of them are bad).

and of course, you can't forget ebay. you can find great, *new* stuff there too.

#51649

Excuse my stupidity but how can I make sure that my BIOS can recognize newer and larger drivers? :D

#51658

You plug in a harddrive and see if you can see all of it.

#51677