It's not likely to need much more power for the new drive than it did for the old then again the BIOS/motherboard may not support a drive that large limits seem to be variously 80, 120, 135, 137 (Needs EnableLargeLBA) 160, 200, and 250Gb etc. on through 300, 400
Best bet - look up the manufacturers site for the tech specs on both drives JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Dykes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 7:29 PM Subject: Power Supply Question > Hi Folks, > > I purchased one of those Seagate 250 Gig drives from Outpost.Com for > my wife's computer. > > It's a 4-5 year old E-Machine with only a 150Watt Power Supply. > > Currently it's running the MB, a HD, CD and a Floppy. > > I couldn't see the requirements for the new Seagate. > > What do you advise......other than tossing the machine and getting a new > one <smile>? > > I do have a new case and power supply, but would rather not "switch it > out" if it will work with the 150 watt PS. > > Regards, > > Jim > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html > Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page > http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html > > -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
