Hard Drive

[Ramones53rd3rd]

My Friend is selling me a 20 Gig hard drive for 10 bucks. Should i buy it? Is it really safe to install it on my computer even after i format it. I currently only have 4 gigs with only 1 gig left, so i really need it. What would you guys recommend?

[3rd gen noob]

yeah, buy it
there'll be no problem with formatting it and using it again, they're designed to be formatted multiple times in their lifes

[I.am]

I guess if you dont have any space left then go about buying one if you dont want to upgrade your computer. I dont think your motherboard would give any problem for that much. But do check it.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Yeah unless you want to spend like $80 on a 80GB one which doesnt seem like you would use if you can even get around with a 4GB then 20GB for $10 seems like a great deal for u.

[camille]

Originally posted by Ramones53rd3rd@23 December 2003 - 10:18
My Friend is selling me a 20 Gig hard drive for 10 bucks. Should i buy it? Is it really safe to install it on my computer even after i format it. I currently only have 4 gigs with only 1 gig left, so i really need it. What would you guys recommend?
Ask some more discount. No, that's cheap already. lol...lol...

[RGX]

If you have the ten bucks spare, go for it

[camille]

Selling those hdd is rare. Grab it. :)

[DWk]

yea my 10gig drive is still doing its shiznit in my computer....holds music, movies, and some backups :D

[Virtualbody1234]

Just be sure to run diagnostics on it as soon as you get it. If there is any problem then return it.

[DWk]

yea or just beat the living hell out of your buddy :rolleyes:

[camille]

Originally posted by DWk@23 December 2003 - 21:02
yea my 10gig drive is still doing its shiznit in my computer....holds music, movies, and some backups :D
Hi, Happy Holidays. :D

[DWk]

yea go figure....we spend holidays talking on an online board....tsk tsk :rolleyes:

btw i forgot to mention my "new" 256MB hdd :D

dont even know what i'll do with it....

[camille]

If you still have spare IDE cable, utilize it. :D

[DWk]

actually....my mobo has 3 IDE ports..... so i can plug in 4 hdd/cd/dvd drives and 1hdd..... but i dont have an IDE cable right now hehe.....

i have another computer tho....maybe i can use it there.....cuz i stole the 10gig from that computer.... any1 know if redhat fits on a 256mb? i know it has windows 95.....oh maybe i can fit win98....any ideas any1?

[camille]

IDE cable is always available in the market. But if your planning to use your 256mb drive in your old PC, why not only for OS backup. :D

[Virtualbody1234]

any1 know if redhat fits on a 256mb?
Redhat won't fit.

[DWk]

what can fit in it? i assume a linux distro without graphical interface.... nooooooooo my gnome noooooooooo my kde :D

anyways.....can win98 fit on it?

[camille]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@23 December 2003 - 21:34

any1 know if redhat fits on a 256mb?

Who's quote is this? :)

[DWk]

haha thats mine :D

[Virtualbody1234]

There are other Linux distributions that are smaller.

http://www.linux.org/dist/index.html

[Robert00000]

I have 200 Gigs on two drives and still not enough for me :( because of all the dvd's, tv recordings and music videos i've stored. I don't know how you manage with 4 gig.

So my advice is to buy the 20 gig drive and explore the new possibilities it will bring. Just imagine it, you too will be able to fill your computer with crap like i do :lol:

[camille]

Originally posted by DWk@23 December 2003 - 21:42
haha thats mine :D
Sorry I didn't notice on the first page. :)

[bigdawgfoxx]

What is the purpose of having another computer of HDD that has linux on it?!

[ricochet]

I say go for it, use your 4 gig. for your os and the 20 as a slave for storage and software...

[Ramones53rd3rd]

Yeah im going to buy it then. how do you run diagnostics? i know how to format it, but i was wondering how i can make my 4 gig just for my os and transfer all of my software onto the new hd?