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Old 07-04-2009   #1
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Hi guys, just a quick question. With Sata 150 drives seemingly disappearing, is it ok for me to bung a SATA 300 drive in the DM8000 ?

_http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/40490/Seagate-hard-disk-drive-500GB-Barracuda-SATA-II

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No problem. I've got a Hitachi 500GB drive in mine (HDP7250GDP SATA)

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I suggest Western Digital Caviar Green 1Tb. Works fine and very silent
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Thanks guys. Deep, I'll check it out cheers.

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I have decided to go for the WD15EADS 1.5tb

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