Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border4.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!panix!not-for-mail From: wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: need a hard drive replacement Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:34:33 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Public Access Networks Corp. Lines: 22 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: panix2.panix.com X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1347305673 6159 166.84.1.2 (10 Sep 2012 19:34:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:34:33 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test76 (Apr 2, 2001) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.laptops:1548 In article , chet wrote: > I have a dell Lattitude D610 and booted up to these error codes, hard >drive failure 1000-0146, unit 0 ide failed, status style 64 controlcode, >so looks like The hard drive is toast and need a replacement, can anyone >suggest a reliable fast replacemnet brand & type, are refurbished drives >worthed, what rpm is suggested. and where are the best prices available >online. the replacement type looks like a 2.5" 9.5 mm EIDE notebook drive You won't have much choice in terms of a PATA 2.5" drive. I'm not even sure anyone makes new ones anymore. You'll most likely find that new drives are all in the 80-120GB range and all 5400 RPM. If you hunt around on Compuvest, Ebay, and similar venues for liquidations you might find a 7200 RPM 60 or 100, but these were unusual even when they were current technology. Your best bet is to install a 64GB solid state drive. The PATA ones are a little expensive, but you should be able to find one for around $100. It won't be much if any more than a new mechanical drive, and the subjective improvement in system performance (not much of a real boost, but it'll seem much faster because you won't be waiting on writes and reads) is well worth it.