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Can I install 160GB 3.5" IDE Hard disk on my Dell Dimension 4500S?

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Zones: Computer Hard Drives, Miscellaneous Hardware, Computer Motherboards

Hi,

I wish to change my hard disk. My question is can i upgrade to 160GB 3.5" IDE Hard disk?

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.13

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 1700 MHz (4.25 x 400)
Motherboard Name Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 4500S
Motherboard Chipset Intel Brookdale-G i845G
System Memory 765 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (05/21/02)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Mother Board specification:
Specifications:

Manufacturer: Dell / Intel
Compatibility: Dell Dimension 4500S
Part Number: 04T346 4T346

Form Factor microATX - 32.3 x 9.5 x 35.6 cm (12.7 x 3.8 x 14.0 inches)
With stand - 33.8 x 18.0 x 35.6 cm (13.3 x 7.1 x 14.0 inches)
Processor Support for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in a mPGA478 socket with a 400/533 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Celeron® processor in a mPGA478 socket with a 400 MHz system bus
128K Cache or 512K Cache Processors Only

Memory Two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
Support for single-sided or double-sided DIMMs (DDR 400/333/266)
Support for up to 2 GB system memory
Supports 128MB, 256MB, 512MB or 1GB Non-ECC DDR Memory

Chipset Intel® 845G Chipset
Audio ADI 1981A Audio controller - Line In, Line Out, and Microphone
Video Integrated AGP Graphics Video VGA Connector
Peripheral Interfaces Four back-panel 2.0 USB ports and two front-panel also compatible with USB 1.1
One serial port
One parallel port
Two Parallel ATA IDE interfaces with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support
One Floppy diskette drive interface
PS/2 keyboard and PS2 mouse ports

Expansion Capabilities Two PCI Slots
Display:
Video Adapter Intel(R) 82845G/GL Graphics Controller (48 MB)
3D Accelerator Intel Extreme Graphics
Monitor LG W1942(Analog) [NoDB] (1803200815)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801DB(M) ICH4(-M) - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-1]

Storage:
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 USB Device
Disk Drive Maxtor 2B020H1 (20 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8481B (48x CD-ROM)

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 19061 MB (2557 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

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