Comments on: Dell Dimension 3000 – remove hard drive

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:00:00 +0000

My 2005 Dell Dimension 3000 80 gig hard drive (original equip) is going bad and needs replacing. I had the OS system restore CD sent to me by Dell and bought a 500 Gig hard drive. I put the new drive in and hit F12 to boot from the CD and nothing happened. A friend said the PC bios may not be able to “see” the new drive. What drive is compatible with this PC? I know it’s old, but it still suits my needs.

By: Pratik21s

Pratik21s — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:57:00 +0000

I have a Dell Dimension 3000 Desktop.I want to know what HD should I upgrade to, since the one I have installed is full of space.The HD I that is in the PC is called WDC 400BB-00DEA0.And also how can I remove unwanted programs I don’t want to have on PC.

By: junaid

junaid — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:05:42 +0000

you dont need a boot cd for this computer , when the computer starts on the first loading screen where it says press f12 for boot menu and f2 for something else , press left ctrl and f11 (both buttons at the same time) and it will let you format the computer and it has windows xp software built so you install that aswell you can upgrade to vista later if you wish.
hope that helps

By: Jason Meridth

Jason Meridth — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:05:18 +0000

@Mike

Sorry bro. I don’t have one to give.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:08:17 +0000

Anyone had a Dell Dimension 3000 Boot CD. I have a Dimension 3000 with a dead hard drive so i was wondering if anyone had the boot cd so i could reinstall my pc to factory settings on my new hdd.

By: kayfuem

kayfuem — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:26:47 +0000

Hey i have this laptop and i m wondering how to upgrade it, to be fast and other staff, can you show me the RAM and other parts that would make my comp go fast
Thanks alot.

By: Random

Random — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:32:15 +0000

Hi, before i even buy a new hdd for my stupid xp, how du you remove the wire from the power button. Wanna make sure b4 i barek it like i did to my 98 and had to use a pen to turn it on. =p

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:30:14 +0000

God bless you! You were the only Google result I found and you provided me with the CRUCIAL missing link (er, screw). I was just about to get out the hammer! Thank you.

By: Jason Meridth

Jason Meridth — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:26:34 +0000

@Mike
Glad it helped.

It’s stuff like this that reminds me that blogging is worth it.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:01:00 +0000

This tip saved me some head scratching for a bit. Thank you.