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Name: Pred007
Date: September 10, 2003 at 09:50:26 Pacific
Subject: new hard drive
OS: windows me
CPU/Ram: amd 1800+/512 ddr

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I was just thinking about getting a new hard drive, a maxtor 80GB with sata. Would this hard drive work with my current system?
Amd 1800+
40GB Maxtor HD 7200rpm
300 watt power supply
gigabyte GA-7vkmp motherboard

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Response Number 1

Name: Jon
Date: September 10, 2003 at 10:01:22 Pacific

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As far as i can see by looking at http://geek.dealtime.com/xPF-Gigabyte_GA_7VKMP you wont be able to put a serial ata hdd on ur board.
Jon

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Response Number 2

Name: Free Weasel
Date: September 10, 2003 at 10:12:05 Pacific

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You need either a SATA bus on your board or a pci controller card that supports SATA.
If your board doesn't have one I suggest a normal 7200rpm ATA drive!

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