Dell Latitude C800

Welcome to EmachineUpgraders. We hope you enjoy your visit.

You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.

Join our community!

If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Dell Latitude C800; Replacing the hard drive
Topic Started: Aug 9 2007, 07:29 PM (485 Views)
Ladym_cate	Aug 9 2007, 07:29 PM Post #1
Angel from the underworld or Devil from paradise Posts: 1,394 Group: Global Moderators Member #4 Joined: November 22, 2003	The hard drive crapped out on my Dell Latitude C800 and I have to admit I got very fond of using it in my kitchen for displaying recipes while I cooked. So, after looking at new models and realizing I didn't have the money for one right now I decided to pick up this HITACHI 60GB from Newegg. It cost a bit more than I had wanted to spend but after looking at all the options it looked like the best option. It will definitely improve performance over the 20GB 4200 RPM. I'll update on the performance once I've installed it. Now I just wish I could find a battery at a reasonable price. The battery doesn't hold a charge so the laptop has to be plugged in all the time. That's not a real issue, it would just be nice to have it run on battery from time to time. Cate
	Cynicism is the smoke that rises from the ashes of burnt out dreams formerly an eMachines T6420 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Toledo 2.2GHz Processor BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M9 939 Micro ATX AMD MOBO 2GB DDR PC3200 400MHz EVGA nVidia e-GeForce 7600 GT KO Antec Basiq 500W Power Supply 200GB HDD


TJSEVEN	Aug 9 2007, 09:50 PM Post #2
OZ ... The Great and Powerful!! Posts: 4,311 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 23, 2003	Ladym_cate Aug 9 2007, 08:29 PM The hard drive crapped out on my Dell Latitude C800 and I have to admit I got very fond of using it in my kitchen for displaying recipes while I cooked. So, after looking at new models and realizing I didn't have the money for one right now I decided to pick up this HITACHI 60GB from Newegg. It cost a bit more than I had wanted to spend but after looking at all the options it looked like the best option. It will definitely improve performance over the 20GB 4200 RPM. I'll update on the performance once I've installed it. Now I just wish I could find a battery at a reasonable price. The battery doesn't hold a hard so the laptop has to be plugged in all the time. That's not a real issue, it would just be nice to have it run on battery from time to time. Cate Kahlon.com http://www.titannotebook.com/product/products.asp
	THE BLACK PEARL with a new sail! AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo Core 2MB L2 cache S939 Overclocked to something or other this week! ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 MOBO (3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 1 AGP, 1 Future CPU Port, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN) 3 Gig G.SKILL PC3200 DUAL DDR SDRAM and other Stuff....! ZOOM>>>ZOOM>>> I ALWAYS SAY," IF YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO OVERCLOCK THEN IT ISN'T REALLY AN OVERCLOCK!!"


Ladym_cate	Aug 9 2007, 11:02 PM Post #3
Angel from the underworld or Devil from paradise Posts: 1,394 Group: Global Moderators Member #4 Joined: November 22, 2003	Thanks for the links TJ. Ohhh, I like Kahlon.com! There are some pretty good prices on eBay but I'm always hesitant about batteries and such from eBay. Have you bought from Kahlon before? Cate
	Cynicism is the smoke that rises from the ashes of burnt out dreams formerly an eMachines T6420 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Toledo 2.2GHz Processor BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M9 939 Micro ATX AMD MOBO 2GB DDR PC3200 400MHz EVGA nVidia e-GeForce 7600 GT KO Antec Basiq 500W Power Supply 200GB HDD


TJSEVEN	Aug 9 2007, 11:08 PM Post #4
OZ ... The Great and Powerful!! Posts: 4,311 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 23, 2003	Yes.
	THE BLACK PEARL with a new sail! AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo Core 2MB L2 cache S939 Overclocked to something or other this week! ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 MOBO (3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 1 AGP, 1 Future CPU Port, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN) 3 Gig G.SKILL PC3200 DUAL DDR SDRAM and other Stuff....! ZOOM>>>ZOOM>>> I ALWAYS SAY," IF YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO OVERCLOCK THEN IT ISN'T REALLY AN OVERCLOCK!!"


roachrlsjr	Aug 10 2007, 11:22 AM Post #5
RoachApproach Posts: 513 Group: Members Member #9,957 Joined: January 24, 2006	Just a question, I don't know if it would work, you may have tried it already. Have you tried putting the pattery pack in a zip-lock freezer bag overnight and then charging it to see if you can "reset" the charge point or does that not work with laptop style batteries? Otherwise, good luck with the Kahlon, I hope it works a good long time for you!
	Jan2011 ASUS-M4A785-MPhenomII x3 715 28002x2GbAdataPC2-6400WD320G7200SATA3GIGABYTE PCIe16 GV-R567OC 1Gb128BitDDR5Thermaltake430WWin7HomePrem64AcerV223weMach15LCD (Retired) T6520 MS7145A64-754-3400+2.4GhzNewcastle1600FSB2x1GbPC3200DDR400200GbDiamondX1650PCIe512mbAcerWS22LCDAntec500w*XPHomeMCE/PCLinuxOS2009 (R-I-P) eMon500a <http://www.nerdtests.com "My computer geek score is greater than 70% of all people in the world! How do you compare?">


Enigma Deadsouls	Aug 10 2007, 07:20 PM Post #6
Cast in the name of God, Ye not guilty. Posts: 1,160 Group: Global Moderators Member #20 Joined: November 22, 2003	roachrlsjr Aug 10 2007, 12:22 PM Just a question, I don't know if it would work, you may have tried it already. Have you tried putting the pattery pack in a zip-lock freezer bag overnight and then charging it to see if you can "reset" the charge point or does that not work with laptop style batteries? Otherwise, good luck with the Kahlon, I hope it works a good long time for you! It didn't help with my notebook battery that doesn't hold but about a 30 min charge now (I could get 3+ hrs out of it on max battery settings) with only 30 cycles (should be good for 300+ cycles). I think my problem however might be a bad cell. Everytime I run the calibration soft it seems like the cell fails causing the calibration software to keep down rating the battery even though it could probably hold quite a bit more charge. There was a battery recall for my make of battery around the time my battery was made, but unfortunately my battery supposedly wasn't effected, but I have a feeling that hp/compaq chose to only recall a small portion of the batteries and not all of the effected batteries.
	This is my wife Audrey, she smells a bit but she has a heart of gold!


TJSEVEN	Aug 10 2007, 09:08 PM Post #7
OZ ... The Great and Powerful!! Posts: 4,311 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 23, 2003	Enigma Deadsouls Aug 10 2007, 08:20 PM roachrlsjr Aug 10 2007, 12:22 PM Just a question, I don't know if it would work, you may have tried it already. Have you tried putting the pattery pack in a zip-lock freezer bag overnight and then charging it to see if you can "reset" the charge point or does that not work with laptop style batteries? Otherwise, good luck with the Kahlon, I hope it works a good long time for you! It didn't help with my notebook battery that doesn't hold but about a 30 min charge now (I could get 3+ hrs out of it on max battery settings) with only 30 cycles (should be good for 300+ cycles). I think my problem however might be a bad cell. Everytime I run the calibration soft it seems like the cell fails causing the calibration software to keep down rating the battery even though it could probably hold quite a bit more charge. There was a battery recall for my make of battery around the time my battery was made, but unfortunately my battery supposedly wasn't effected, but I have a feeling that hp/compaq chose to only recall a small portion of the batteries and not all of the effected batteries. Yeah....I was surprised when I was also not eligble for the recall. You know what it is....the recall was for batteries that blew up.....your battery can't hold enough of a charge to start a fire! :lol:
	THE BLACK PEARL with a new sail! AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo Core 2MB L2 cache S939 Overclocked to something or other this week! ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 MOBO (3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 1 AGP, 1 Future CPU Port, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN) 3 Gig G.SKILL PC3200 DUAL DDR SDRAM and other Stuff....! ZOOM>>>ZOOM>>> I ALWAYS SAY," IF YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO OVERCLOCK THEN IT ISN'T REALLY AN OVERCLOCK!!"


Ladym_cate	Aug 16 2007, 09:26 PM Post #8
Angel from the underworld or Devil from paradise Posts: 1,394 Group: Global Moderators Member #4 Joined: November 22, 2003	The new 60GB HD works like a dream. Easiest install I've ever had. Plug it in, load the OS, drivers and software and I'm styling. Love it. Had to search for the Xircom Realport Cardbus Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 drivers outside of Dell but found them archived at Intel. All other drivers were available from Dell. Payday is tomorrow. Time to buy that battery. Thanks for the info/help guys. It's good to have my laptop back. I've been spoiled having it and I'm more than ready to admit that. Cate
	Cynicism is the smoke that rises from the ashes of burnt out dreams formerly an eMachines T6420 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Toledo 2.2GHz Processor BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M9 939 Micro ATX AMD MOBO 2GB DDR PC3200 400MHz EVGA nVidia e-GeForce 7600 GT KO Antec Basiq 500W Power Supply 200GB HDD


Ladym_cate	Aug 17 2007, 09:11 AM Post #9
Angel from the underworld or Devil from paradise Posts: 1,394 Group: Global Moderators Member #4 Joined: November 22, 2003	I forgot to mention I updated the bios too! Dell made it very easy to do. Took it from Ver A09 to Ver A23. First time I've every tried that. Cate
	Cynicism is the smoke that rises from the ashes of burnt out dreams formerly an eMachines T6420 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Toledo 2.2GHz Processor BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M9 939 Micro ATX AMD MOBO 2GB DDR PC3200 400MHz EVGA nVidia e-GeForce 7600 GT KO Antec Basiq 500W Power Supply 200GB HDD


1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)


« Previous Topic · COMPAQ,HP,DELL & GATEWAY FORUM · Next Topic »