what is the difference between all the ide scsi sata and other hard drives and can my pc support all of them?
i am trying to buy a new hard drive and i did not know of the variety
what is the best buy like most popular?
2007-01-08 14:24:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
We need to know make and model of your PC to tell you which one you can support. SCSI is generally not very common in home desktops, so the choice will be between IDE and SATA. They are generally the same in price, so its just a matter of which you can support. If you can support both, get SATA, it is a little faster. I can tell you which yours supports with make and model.
2007-01-08 14:31:56 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not hassle-free drives are all surely an identical, the version between IDE, SATA and SCSI is the interface in which they connect with the computer. IDE is an older ordinary it really is slowly being replaced by way of SATA. SCSI is often modern in larger end machines or servers that require extreme documents availability and a larger advise time between failures.
2016-12-28 12:04:09 · answer #2 · answered by garraway 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is the way in which they connect to the motherboard, via cables, IDE wide ribbon cable and the slowest of the three you listed. SATA (serial ATA) mostly faster than IDE and uses a smaller cable to connect, RAID drives can be very faster and turn at 10,000 to 15,000 RPM and uses a different cable again.
Most all motherboards support IDE connections, some support SATA, and fewer support RAID.
2007-01-08 14:34:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Without the model, make of your computer I can answer your question. Check your manual it should tell you what kind of drives are compatible with your box.
2007-01-08 14:28:39 · answer #4 · answered by Fremen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋