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Adding SATA hard drive.
Name: roentgen Date: November 22, 2004 at 11:14:51 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 512 DDR
Comment:
Is it possible to add a new SATA hard drive in my PC along with the currently installed IDE drive???
Name: cliffpage Date: November 22, 2004 at 11:17:29 Pacific
Reply:
usually it is(as long as your board suports SATA of course) but before i bought the drive i would check motherboard handbook to make sure there isn't something unusual about yours
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Response Number 2
Name: OtheHill Date: November 22, 2004 at 13:21:19 Pacific
Reply:
Or you can add a SATA controller card.
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Response Number 3
Name: FrankW Date: November 22, 2004 at 15:12:54 Pacific
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Not being the most knowledgable computer user, what is the difference between an IDE drive and a SATA drive?
Answers in plain english would be greatly appreciated.
Also is there a website where I can look up computer terminology and get a simply explanation?
FrankW
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Response Number 4
Name: Fishystix Date: November 22, 2004 at 19:14:28 Pacific
Reply:
SATA stands for "Serial Advanced Technology Attachment."
Serial is about 50% faster than most of the regular IDE hardrives out there. For the price at the moment, they're worth it.
Computer terminology? Just say "what is _______" in google and it will give you a definition. Put like "what is sata?" in the google search engine and it will give you a definition result.
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Response Number 5
Name: OtheHill Date: November 22, 2004 at 20:17:38 Pacific
Reply:
Frank
Try looking at Webopedia.
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Response Number 6
Name: FrankW Date: November 22, 2004 at 22:42:03 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks for the help guys.
When I read through some of the threads on this site I feel a complete goose not knowing half of what is being talked about.
It also doesn't help when you are old enough to draw the pension.
Having only played with computers for such a short while I have come to the conclusion that when people say "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing" they are right.
I have learnt quite alot from this site and I think you guys do a fantastic job helping other people with their problems.
I think the best thing I can do is keep on reading and learning.
Thanks again
FrankW
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Response Number 7
Name: OtheHill Date: November 23, 2004 at 05:09:28 Pacific
Reply:
Frank
Don't dispare, I'm 60 years old. Just stick with it and you will pick up some knowledge. I do almost every day.
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Response Number 8
Name: FrankW Date: November 23, 2004 at 17:23:44 Pacific
Reply:
OtheHill
Thanks for the tip about Webopedia it is just what I was looking for.
When things are explained the way they they do,it does make a difference in understanding them
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