The upgrade of desktop a1524n HDD

Hey guys,.

Recently joined this forum hoping to you guys for answering a few questions, I have in mind

I bought this PC wayback in September of ' 06 and now after 3 years, I'm thiking on upgrade parts.

My first question is: How can I find out which hard drive is compatible with my PC (model # a1524n)?

and a bonus question: I also think to upgrade my RAM and want to know if this RAM is compatible with my MOBO/PC? CORSAIR 2 GB (2 x 1 GB) 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200)

Here are my product page: click ON

PS, I am running windows XP and also here is my MOBO specs: HERE

Research on the product and the motherboard specifications, it seems that the RAM that you want to buy from NewEgg works fine. This is the maximum size supported and is the correct type (DDR2). Since you have only two DIMM Sockets, you will need to remove your old RAM modules. The requirement of 'unbuffered non - ECC' would only be important if you were trying to install server RAM.

For upgrades from the hard drive, there are a few things to consider.

First data connectors. The motherboard has 2 Connectors IDE and four SATA connectors. Each of the IDE connectors can support 2 disks simultaneously, but you must attach the two to the same Belt of IDE and set the jumpers on the back of the drives so that one is the master and the other the slave. SATA connectors are more modern; You can only attach a disk to each SATA data cable. If you have available SATA ports, you should use; Use only disks IDE if all four of the SATA ports are used (SATA is faster; and it would be less of a hassle to install it).

You will also need the power of your new hard drive. There will be a number of cables that come out of your diet, and drives hard IDE and SATA need different connectors. The SATA power connector looks like this and IDE drives use Molex connectors that look like this. Check to see what connectors you have available.

The last thing you will need is a Bay to your hard drive. The specification says that there only a Bay internal 3.5-inch (which organizes your current hard drive), but you can buy a Bay adapter docking station 3.5 to 5.25 storage station and install a second hard drive in the 5.25 Bay unused - that way you can keep your old hard drive and still have extra capacity.

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