Question 1

Would this work as a replacement for a Seagate Barrracuda 7200.10 ATA(SATA) 80 GB in a Dell desktop pc?  Thanks.

Accepted Answer

As far as I know, yes, it will. Both hard drives are SATA hard drives so the mother board plug ins will match and the dimensions of the hard drives are the same, regardless of capacity, so I don't think there will be any problems.

Question 2

what kind of psu will i need to power this hdd?

is west blue a good company?

Accepted Answer

good drive depending on what you are using it for.  i use it as a mirrored back up to my SSD.  it loads and acts SLOW; by no means use this as your main drive.  splurge and get a hybrid drive, i have a 1 tb hybrid drive for my programs and use my old 1tb as a backup now.  the difference between the hybrid and standard are absolutely amazing!  the hybrid is so much faster. hope this helps. :-)

Question 3

Is this good for putting games on... In my gaming rig i have two salvaged 80gb hdds that i use for gaming... Is this good for gaming?

Accepted Answer

I'm just using it as a replacement for my OS drive since I was running out of space.  My motherboard is a bit old so I'm not taking advantage of the speed it can offer.

Question 4

will this drive work on a Dell 620 desktop ?  thanks

Accepted Answer

It should work.

If you are replacing a drive with Windows on it and that drive still works, "disk cloning software" (Google it) will make everything work as it did before.   You'll need a SATA cable for the new drive and may need to enable a 2nd drive in the BIOS for cloning.   Unplug the old drive when cloning completes and plug the new drive into the cable the old drive was on.  Always have power off when changing cables. 
Shut down Windows (not hibernate or sleep) before doing anything.

Question 5

Will this work if I only have a SATA 3.0Gb/s connection on my motherboard?

Accepted Answer

This drive will work perfectly as a SATA 3GB/s drive - and may even be faster than a true 3GB/s drive.  They are designed to be backward compatible with SATA II and SATA I.  I am using mine on a SATA 3GB/s motherboard, but may get a new, faster motherboard in the future or get an I/O card to fully use the faster hard drive.

Question 6

I need to replace my HP laptop HD. (WDC WD2500-60 USTA ATA DEVICE) Will this work?

Accepted Answer

it's not a laptop hard drive, so no.  it's slow too. i only use it as a back up for my SSD.  do yourself a favor, go SSD; or better yet hybrid drive.

Question 7

Folks, is this hd compatible with 64 bit system? Thanks, tim

Accepted Answer

Windows 7 Ultimate w/service pack 1, 64 bit OS, AMD Athlon II x4 645 Processor 3.10 GHz

I am only using this WD 250GB drive as a spare storage drive, but have had no issues with it so far.

Question 8

does this product go with Dell dimension 5150 ?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it will. The machine comes with serial ATA connections.

Question 9

This hard drive doesn't come with any cords right? What cords and connectors will I need to purchase along side this?

Accepted Answer

You will need a SATA power supply cable and a SATA data cable, PROVIDING the motherboard you are connecting to supports SATA and has available power and data ports.

Question 10

Will the WD2500AAKX SATA be a compatible replacement for the WD2500AAJB IDE Ultra ATA 100/ATA-6 in my Dell Dimension 8200 that is showing signs of failing after 5 years and is out of stock?

Accepted Answer

No, the interfaces are different since this is SATA and your drive is IDE. This will not be compatible.

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