deuces wild Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 How do I know if my computer can connect to an SATA Hard Drive? I believe my present drive is ATA.The processor is a 2.8 ghz Intel Pentium 4 and the computer is 4 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Personally, I find SATA drives a damnable nuisance and the cause of more problems than they are supposed to solve. An old machine will most likely need SATA drivers installed before it will see the drive.If you are replacing an ATA drive you would be best doing a direct replacement with a drive of the same type.SATA connectors are small red units with only a few pins (can't remember how many) very different to the wide 80 pin IDE connectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted August 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Thanks pops. Here is what I am looking to purchase: [b]http://tinyurl.com/34mm6r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Seagate is quite good. I also have been more than satisfied with my Western Digital drives. I have had a 40GB Western Digital Drive for as long as I can remember 7+ years at least. Maxtor on the other hand, I have had numerous problems with. I had a 200GB drive crash on me, sent it in for replacement only to have it crash again within 6 months (total of 2 years, so an average of 1 year with 1 drive).The 400GB external I am using now is a Seagate, and I have not had any problems with it, mind you it is only 6 months old. My internal is a 200GB Western Digital which has also lasted 3 years so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Looks good - good price as well.I've used Seagate, WD and Maxtor without problems. Maxtor is no more having been bought out by one of the other two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Maxtor is no more having been bought out by one of the other two. Really?Well remind me to make sure I buy genuine Seagate or Western Digital drives, not Maxtor because to be quite honest I find their products to be quite shoddy and cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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