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ChromeFoundry

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1. The Dell 4700 supports SATA-1 drives...

Reply to madokie (Original post)

Sun Dec 29, 2013, 10:29 AM

Dec 2013

but SATA-2 and greater drives are backwards compatible with SATA-1.
When you do plug in the drive, be sure to plug it into the SATA #0 port which is your master boot device (C .

Hope this helps.

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Help me out here please, SSD question [View all] madokie Dec 2013 OP

The Dell 4700 supports SATA-1 drives... ChromeFoundry Dec 2013 #1

Thank you madokie Dec 2013 #2

Your first instincts are correct PrestonLocke Dec 2013 #3

I just ordered this one here last night for $52.95 madokie Dec 2013 #4

Congrats! PrestonLocke Dec 2013 #5

This is going to be a long week waiting for the drive to get here madokie Dec 2013 #6

I wish I was smart enough to figure out a motherboard cpu combo madokie Dec 2013 #7

no worries, I'm in the same boat PrestonLocke Dec 2013 #8

I was afraid of that madokie Dec 2013 #9

I received the Kingston 60 gig and installed it just now madokie Jan 2014 #10

I noticed your talk about a new computer. Unless you need the big case for something, jtuck004 Jan 2014 #11

Good Ideas madokie Jan 2014 #12

For most of the desktops I think i3, i5, and i7, more power and $ in that order, jtuck004 Jan 2014 #13