Enquiries on maximum supported hard disk capacity and memory

760


RAM DDR2 PC2-8500
HDD SATA


GX260


RAM DDR PC2700
HDD EIDE


Dimension XPS D


RAM PC-66 SDRAM DIMM
HDD EIDE


Dimension XPS M
RAM PC-66 SDRAM DIMM
HDD IDE 760
RAM DDR2 PC2-8500 HDD SATA
GX260
RAM DDR PC2700 HDD EIDE
Dimension XPS D
RAM PC-66 SDRAM DIMM HDD EIDE
Dimension XPS M RAM PC-66 SDRAM DIMM HDD IDE

Forgot to add:

I'm not the person in charge. That would be Lauren our Community Manager, the FixYa Support staff, and the CEO and founder Yaniv Bensadon.

I am just an Expert Moderator.

'I don't get to drive the train, but they do let me toot the whistle'

1) Harddisk technology:

Suggest you start here with IDE, (IDE is also referred to as EIDE, ATA, and PATA. The article below will explain why)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_...

(Also check out links that are listed in Blue on the page, as well as at the bottom of every page)

After you're done go back to the top of the page, and in the search box to the left type - SATA, (Then click on Search)

2) Ram technology:

Now type in SDRAM, then DDR Sdram, then DDR2 Sdram.

SDRAM is Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory.
SDR Sdram is Single Data Rate Sdram. Commonly just referred to as Sdram.

DDR Sdram is Double Data Rate Sdram
DDR2 is Double Data Rate 2 Sdram.
DDR3 is Double Data Rate 3 Sdram.

Also type in DIMM. (Dual Inline Memory Module. Module is correct computer speak for 'Stick'.
Stick is a slang term for Module)

Now type in CAS Latency. Then type in Memory Timings.

Take a look at this Motherboard Diagram,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mother...

CPU stands for Central Processing Unit. Another name is Microprocessor, or for short - Processor.
This is the 'Brain' of the computer.
(Motherboard correct speak is - Mainboard. The Mainboard is the 'Building Block' of a computer, the Power Supply is the 'Heart')

Now use the search box,and look up Front Side Bus. (FSB) The FSB is the 'Information Highway from the CPU to the Northbridge.

The motherboard chipset is the Northbridge/Southbridge chipset.
'Chipset' is slang for IC. Integrated Circuit. (Use the search box)

Also look up Northbridge (computing), and Southbridge (computing)

(NOTE that the Northbridge chip only 'communicates' with the faster processes of a computer. Two examples are the Ram Memory, and high speed graphics, such as AGP, and PCI Express.
It does not handle the slower processes of a computer, such as anything inserted into a PCI expansion slot, the Harddrive, Ethernet, Audio, and so on.
Slower processes are handled by the Southbridge chip)

Check out PCI Local Bus, AGP, and PCI Express.

Also Intel chipsets, AMD chipsets, Comparison of Nvidia chipsets, and VIA chipsets.

Plus GPU. (Graphics Processing Unit)

Then, Intel GMA, and Comparison of AMD graphics processing units, and Comparison of Nvidia graphics processing units.

ATI Radeon, GeForce, and the links contained in the articles, (Listed in Blue), and at the end of each page.

Processor, and also List of Intel Microprocessors, List of AMD microprocessors, and List of VIA Microprocessor Cores.

MHz stands for Mega Hertz.
Mega = approximately 1 Million
Hertz stands for - Cycles per Second.

Giga = approximately 1 Billion

Byte stands for 8 Characters. (Generally accepted)
Characters can be numbers, letter, or symbols.
2, D, and $ for example.
One Bit = 1 Character.

Gives you a start here.

Now I suggest go to here,

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/

Click on Computer Hardware down on the left, then click on Hard Disks and Drives, and How Hard Disks Work.

Find out about the Platters inside. (There are generally 3 to 6 Platters inside a harddrive)
Platters resemble a CD disk, are composed of either metal or glass.

There is a magnetic medium applied to the Platters, and the Write portion of the Read/Write Head, arranges the magnetic media in a pattern of 0's and 1's, according to the information recorded.
0's are Off, and 1's are On.

The Read/Write Heads. (One on each side of a Platter. They are spaced about .0005 from the Platter.
That is 1/2 thousandths of an inch, or 1/6th the thickness of an average human hair. The average human hair is 3 thousandths thick)

This is so close, that the air underneath the Read/Write Head seems to make the Read/Write Head 'Float' when moving back,and forth across a Platter.

The Read/Write Head can move HUNDREDS of times a SECOND, going back, and forth across the Platter.

Also check out Memory. Click on Memory, then How Ram Works. Observe the animated Gif, that demonstrates how the ram memory cells work, and go on to read about Ram Timings.

Lots to learn, enjoy.



Forgot to add:

I'm not the person in charge. That would be Lauren our Community Manager, the FixYa Support staff, and the CEO and founder Yaniv Bensadon.

I am just an Expert Moderator.

'I don't get to drive the train, but they do let me toot the whistle'

1) Harddisk technology:

Suggest you start here with IDE, (IDE is also referred to as EIDE, ATA, and PATA. The article below will explain why)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Drive_Electronics

(Also check out links that are listed in Blue on the page, as well as at the bottom of every page)

After you're done go back to the top of the page, and in the search box to the left type - SATA, (Then click on Search)

2) Ram technology:

Now type in SDRAM, then DDR Sdram, then DDR2 Sdram.

SDRAM is Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory.
SDR Sdram is Single Data Rate Sdram. Commonly just referred to as Sdram.

DDR Sdram is Double Data Rate Sdram
DDR2 is Double Data Rate 2 Sdram.
DDR3 is Double Data Rate 3 Sdram.

Also type in DIMM. (Dual Inline Memory Module. Module is correct computer speak for 'Stick'.
Stick is a slang term for Module)

Now type in CAS Latency. Then type in Memory Timings.

Take a look at this Motherboard Diagram,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Motherboard_diagram.svg

CPU stands for Central Processing Unit. Another name is Microprocessor, or for short - Processor.
This is the 'Brain' of the computer.
(Motherboard correct speak is - Mainboard. The Mainboard is the 'Building Block' of a computer, the Power Supply is the 'Heart')

Now use the search box,and look up Front Side Bus. (FSB) The FSB is the 'Information Highway from the CPU to the Northbridge.

The motherboard chipset is the Northbridge/Southbridge chipset.
'Chipset' is slang for IC. Integrated Circuit. (Use the search box)

Also look up Northbridge (computing), and Southbridge (computing)

(NOTE that the Northbridge chip only 'communicates' with the faster processes of a computer. Two examples are the Ram Memory, and high speed graphics, such as AGP, and PCI Express.
It does not handle the slower processes of a computer, such as anything inserted into a PCI expansion slot, the Harddrive, Ethernet, Audio, and so on.
Slower processes are handled by the Southbridge chip)

Check out PCI Local Bus, AGP, and PCI Express.

Also Intel chipsets, AMD chipsets, Comparison of Nvidia chipsets, and VIA chipsets.

Plus GPU. (Graphics Processing Unit)

Then, Intel GMA, and Comparison of AMD graphics processing units, and Comparison of Nvidia graphics processing units.

ATI Radeon, GeForce, and the links contained in the articles, (Listed in Blue), and at the end of each page.

Processor, and also List of Intel Microprocessors, List of AMD microprocessors, and List of VIA Microprocessor Cores.

MHz stands for Mega Hertz.
Mega = approximately 1 Million
Hertz stands for - Cycles per Second.

Giga = approximately 1 Billion

Byte stands for 8 Characters. (Generally accepted)
Characters can be numbers, letter, or symbols.
2, D, and $ for example.
One Bit = 1 Character.

Gives you a start here.

Now I suggest go to here,

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/

Click on Computer Hardware down on the left, then click on Hard Disks and Drives, and How Hard Disks Work.

Find out about the Platters inside. (There are generally 3 to 6 Platters inside a harddrive)
Platters resemble a CD disk, are composed of either metal or glass.

There is a magnetic medium applied to the Platters, and the Write portion of the Read/Write Head, arranges the magnetic media in a pattern of 0's and 1's, according to the information recorded.
0's are Off, and 1's are On.

The Read/Write Heads. (One on each side of a Platter. They are spaced about .0005 from the Platter.
That is 1/2 thousandths of an inch, or 1/6th the thickness of an average human hair. The average human hair is 3 thousandths thick)

This is so close, that the air underneath the Read/Write Head seems to make the Read/Write Head 'Float' when moving back,and forth across a Platter.

The Read/Write Head can move HUNDREDS of times a SECOND, going back, and forth across the Platter.

Also check out Memory. Click on Memory, then How Ram Works. Observe the animated Gif, that demonstrates how the ram memory cells work, and go on to read about Ram Timings.

Lots to learn, enjoy.