Hurdy Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Installed a new mobo today ( Abit NF7-S v2 ) and with it came some bits and bobs to upgrade my HD to to a S-ATA drive.Can I just plug it in to my existing drive ( did a repair install) or does it have to be on a new ( i.e. formatted fresh drive) one?What are the benefits of S-ATA over IDE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 SATA will give you better performance when moving large files. SATA cables are much smaller and thus allow for better airflow and cooling within the case.You plug the SATA into an expansion card, and the IDE into a free IDE slot on the motherboard.You can set up which to boot from either in bios, or if not, the expansion card probably has a bios on it to boot from. What kind of bits do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 . What kind of bits do you have?No need to ask personal questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdy Posted August 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 I'll scan in the leaflet later and show you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scarecrow Man Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Cool!S-ATA is faster than IDE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdy Posted August 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Hi CrowmanSo can I just plug it in?Will it affect my existing data at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 I don't see why it would. This is just a converter of some sort. Your data should remain the same, this is just the method of transportation.Example: If you take a car to get somewhere far away, it takes a long time. But, if you take a plane, your going to get there a lot faster :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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