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Old 05-29-2007, 09:16 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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I have a huge problem... well I have a computer and it only has 3% disk drive left! it is a disk drive with 40 gb and I took off as much as I could but the truth is that I need to upgrade the disk drive... I don tknow how but I do have everest to tell me my system stats. What do I use to figure out wat to buy so I can get a bigger disk drive! This is for World of Warcraft and Burning Crusade... holy ****... lots of space taken.... i dont have enough to download burning crusade...

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Computer
Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard
CPU Type AMD Sempron, 1800 MHz (9 x 200) 3000+
Motherboard Name Asus K8S-LA (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset SiS 760GX, AMD Hammer
System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ]
BIOS Type Award (04/20/05)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter SiS 760 (64 MB)
3D Accelerator SiS 330 Mirage IGP
Monitor HP D8904 [17" CRT] (113613638163)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter Realtek ALC658 @ SiS 7012 Audio Device

Storage
IDE Controller SiS PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Disk Drive HP psc 2175 USB Device
Disk Drive ST340014AS (40 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA)
Optical Drive LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1633S (DVD+R9:2.4x, DVD+RW:16x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/24x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (NTFS) [ TRIAL VERSION ]
D: (FAT32) 7125 MB (1265 MB free)
Total Size [ TRIAL VERSION ]

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Logitech USB Wheel Mouse

Network
Primary IP Address [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Primary MAC Address 00-13-D4-31-F1-BA
Network Adapter SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (192. [ TRIAL VERSION ])
Modem Agere Systems PCI Soft Modem
Modem Communications cable between two computers

DMI
DMI BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
DMI BIOS Version 3.12
DMI System Manufacturer HP Pavilion 061
DMI System Product PY208AV-ABA a1030e
DMI System Version 0qm1211CT101SALMO00
DMI System Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI System UUID [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer ASUSTek Computer INC.
DMI Motherboard Product Salmon
DMI Motherboard Version 1.04
DMI Motherboard Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
DMI Chassis Version 1111
DMI Chassis Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Asset Tag [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Type Desktop Case
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets 2 / 1

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Problem Disk free space is only 3% on drive C:.
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first off, clear temporary files
next whats your budget?
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he just wants a new hard drive. From here HP and Compaq Desktop PCs*-* Motherboard Specifications, K8S-LA (Salmon)* it says it has a sata connector so a sata harddrive should do.

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no duh its a sata hard drive, thanks for telling me the obvious
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lol just get a seagate 320gb, 7,200rpm 16mb cache
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the seagate is 130 bucks... ****.... well is there a cheaper one?
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The Seagate 320gb, kobe mentioned, is only about $80.
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
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whats the difference?
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What hard drive, are you comparing it to?
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the 130 one up first mentioned and your kobe $80 one... but first cuz I make about 100 bucks every 2 weeks and right now i only have like wat...100 first I need to buy i gig ram which is hard to find for my hp pavilion a1030e for less than 100 dollars... if someone could help me find a website thatd be awesome
yah so Im pretty limited right now, maybe later though
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