I need an external drive to load software to my Dell XPS will this work?
1373985
Yes, that is what I bought it for. However, I have had two of them and the port broke in both of them almost instantly. I would recommend you buy something of better quality.
1659653
This USB external hard drive will be assigned a drive letter and will be fully accessible as if it were inside your Dell. Good place to back up data.
813651
This is not an internal or external hard drive. It is an external casing. So it does not matter what the OS is as long as you have USB support, the enclosure should work.
492174
if the dell dimension has a sata port it will work with any windows from xp up. it should be plug and play after you hook up the cords.
1372482
It should. I'm running Windows XP and used this drive to read some CAD files that I drew years ago. Opened the files fine. I thought it worked really well. Good luck
699158
The XPS 1340 states it uses a solid state drive not a SATA drive, for more info check Dell website, support,specs.
631846
I got the Toshiba-branded multidrive from a Radio-shack, and it works, but I'm sure any external burner will do. The only thing to remember is that Windows Explorer won't list the drive unless you stick some media in - even a blank disc.
786744
im not 100% sure because i cant find a similar enough dell xps to compare it to, but i dont think it is compatible
1777603
I see no reason why not. just pop the new drive in the old ones place, they hook up the same way. However be warned, all of your data will be lost in this process. You should have a windows sticker somewhere on your computer case that has your product key, all you need to do is find a copy of the windows version that you have, install it and put in that product key. To find the drivers that you need just go to dells website and download them from there. If you ever get stuck during the process, google is your best friend.
1784898
It is an IDE device. With most dells you will need to put a adapter on the pins. They are for sale here on Amazon or E Bay where they are only about $2 or so and shipped quickly. Look at the drive and see if you have the multi pin interface or a flat interface.Check the dell documentation with any questions on the interface.You of course will need to format the drive before it shows on your system.You should have no problems beyond those listed above. I am relatively impressed how good it seems to work for me so far. Good Luck
1004047
It works just fine with XP. The hardware is well-supported. It is the software you want to be concerned about.
903804
hey there, try this one, not sure if it would work for xp,https://www.dropbox.com/s/ds49def3xnbdie4/RENESAS-USB3-Host-Driver-20200-Setup-x86-x64-Binary.ziphttps://www.dropbox.com/s/fbko8adhw47twkm/sp54479.exe
793250
I don't think so. Your Dell XPS 8700 should have extra cable for you to install a 2nd hard drive.
259150
Some time you can use another computer (with internal dvd drive) for copping the files to disk on key than use. it for installation in the xps. But for doing this you must first chang your's diskonkey to bootable mode. Use some youtube movie to see how to do it.
1654230
Its for an external hard drive that you can connect by USB-2 or -3 or eSATA connection. For an internal drive, you wouldn't need this external enclosure. Its great for an external back-up or supplemental drive because of its fast connections and included fan. I use it with a 4TB SATA III drive in W7, but I don't think it can use the full features of SATA II/III drives, like the 6Gb/s transfer speed or the advanced command set. I'm not sure about XP, but 2TB should be OK without any additional driver. HTH.
607791
Yes it will be fine if it is replacing the main hard drive. I am seeing from another answer that Dell laptops might have issues if it is going to to be a secondary drive in certain models. It is just the hard drive in the package and nothing else to transfer or clone the hard drive you have now.
1866242
I believe it will work if you have the special cable that dell uses.if you replacing the old hd then you have the cable. Only if adding a second hd you will need the cable.