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osprey4 · June 3rd, 2008, 04:11 PM

Any 2.5" EIDE hard drive will work, not SATA. This Western Digital Scorpio WD1200BEVE 120GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache ATA-6 Notebook Hard Drive looks like a good deal. The 5400 rpm is the best compromise of speed and battery life.

A couple useful links:
Hard drive installation instructions for Inspiron 8600
How to reinstall XP on a Dell

Good luck!

June 3rd, 2008, 04:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
osprey4 Ultimate Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: South Jersey Posts: 8,736	Any 2.5" EIDE hard drive will work, not SATA. This Western Digital Scorpio WD1200BEVE 120GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache ATA-6 Notebook Hard Drive looks like a good deal. The 5400 rpm is the best compromise of speed and battery life. A couple useful links: Hard drive installation instructions for Inspiron 8600 How to reinstall XP on a Dell Good luck!