Because i have an Gx 270 dell desktop computer..This is what my computer has just to give you an idea..when i go to view system information on my computer its say it has Intel R Pentium 4 2.80 ghz and 512 mb ram.. I was thinking of upgrading my computer... specially harddrive... because i ranout of the hardrive in my other comp.. I see the price differnce with the SATA AND ATA hardrives..because i know all the new computer come with SATA hard drive.. can somone explain to me the differnce between them besides the speed and also do you need to have sata plugin your motherboard to install the SATA harddrive if not should i be better off with ata?
2007-01-25 08:46:36 · 6 answers · asked by Baller S 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
you need a SATA hard drive controller or "plugin" on your motherboard or a pci addon card in order to use SATA hard drives.
2007-01-25 08:55:27 · answer #1 · answered by The_Amish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old drives use a Parallel ATA interface (PATA, also known as IDE), SATA drives are a Serial ATA interface. Different motherboard connection, different cables. Depending on whether or not you have a small form factor, a desktop, or a tower you should have either one or two SATA connections just to the right of your IDE connection.
A SATA connection is faster but there is no need to get rid of your old drive. You can keep both kinds of drives in your computer. If you do go with SATA, make sure the drive either comes with a cable or that you get a cable.
2007-01-25 08:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.tigerdirect.com there are alot of great SATA devices on there if ur lookin for a good upgrade with details as well. all the difference and other details will be on the site as ur comparing and going through, but from experience i have had more progress with the machines ive built durring the last year using SATA connections directly into the motherboard for my HD, SD/flash card reader and a few other devices i commonly install.
SATA is the way to go!
2007-01-25 08:57:06 · answer #3 · answered by colera667 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SATA is much better. It has smaller cables along with much faster speeds. A good SATA Hard drive can transfer data at about 3GB/s.
2007-01-25 08:54:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Speed and Painful Cabling Issues
2007-01-25 08:50:56 · answer #5 · answered by Mictlan_KISS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can give you a link that deals with hard drive problems.
Some hard drive problems can be easily fixed yourself by using easily available tools. I found the info at http://fixit.in useful
2007-01-25 12:36:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋