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Chuck Andrews wrote:
We jump though big hoops and sometime we lose. As
Rick says (in my words), "Play it their way, by their book and live
with this as long as you own it." Rick, were you also suggesting that
replacement or upgrade hardware (especially a new hard drive) come
from the manufacturer of the computer, also?
Chuck, I was so busy laughing about how you quoted me with-out using
any of my own words, (paraphrased me?), that I missed your question until
Gaffer quoted the whole thing back in his reply... (Opps...)
I have not personally replaced a HD in a Dell since 1994, so my experence
on that is a little dated... That is why I asked them if there was a manual,
and if they read it...
I like OTC parts... I hate getting sucker punched by a maker just because he
made it different enough tobe able to bleed me to death...
If I came across a Dell (that needed a HD), I would stick in something that
was around here (at least the same size or bigger) and see what happened...
If I liked it, I would likely clone it to a new drive...
This assumes the Dell will not use the WPA that I am used to, and therefore
ignore the Volume ID of the HD... (xxxx-xxxx)
Even when I "do" my own systems, (Full-XP-Pro, OEM-"small boxes") I
sometimes take three or four tries at it until I am happy with the results...
(After that though, I keep them running till the HD litterally dies with no OS
re-installs or formats...
(I'm not happy until it is stable, and/or the base install is just the way I
like it...
Rick Glazier
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