I have a Compaq Presario 7360 computer with only 64 megs of memory and a Maxtor 9102142 10 GB HD, which is (I think) an ATA 66 device. It has Windows 98SE that came with it. What size/type(ATA100/133,SATA,EIDE,etc.) HD can I use?
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Any IDE Ultra ATA device will work (100/133 - you probably won't find any 66's). Here is a list of applicable drives on newegg.com: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150014%201035907789&bop=And&Order=PRICE
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I should probably also point out, in addition to steering you toward the right drive, you could pretty significantly upgrade that computer with a new one for a couple hundred dollars. A new drive will cost you between $50 and $100, where you could buy a complete box (sans monitor) that quadrouples or more your current system for another $150... http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=10&name=Desktop-PCs Click on the "price" column on the left there.
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One last thing - if you're going to add more memory to that machine, you might want to consider doing it at the same time - the motherboard configuration on that machine requires that you remove the hard drive to get to the memory; it will save you from having to pull the thing twice. You'll need "SDRAM / 100MHz" - it will cost between $40 and up depending on how much you get. 64 megs isn't really that much. Again - you'll be into this thing for over a hundred before you know it. Consider a new box to save some frustration.
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