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Hard drive dead?

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jon3sy

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Everytime I reboot my pc I get this error that says drive 0 on the primary ide controller is operating outside of normal specifications(or something like that). It says to backup and replace the drive. So I'm shopping for a new one but I really want to upgrade to SATA but I'm not sure if my MOBO supports it. I opened the pc and I think I see what might be SATA ports(bottom right section of the MB by the chipset) but I'm not sure. Is there any way to know for sure if my MB supports SATA???

BTW, it is a dell dimension 4600 if that helps.
 
That's a SMART error you're getting. It means something about the drive simply ain't right. I would do what it says - backup and RMA that drive if possible. Not sure about your SATA situation is.
 
do you know what your mobo is? if you know the name and model of it, we can help.
 
Well I looked in the Dell owners manual and it had a diagram of the motherboard. It confirmed those were SATA ports so I went ahead and ordered a Western Digital 250GB SATA drive. It should arrive tomorrow. :)
 
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