Is there anything besides the type of connection (mine is PATA) I need to look at?
2007-06-18 12:37:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
they really never call it pata, they call it IDE or just ATA. theres also SATA... if your computers not pretty new i dont think u would have that, easiest way to tell is the size, a ide connecter is a big wide connection attached to a ribbon cable, an sata is a tiny connection like 9 pins or something usually on a red cable no wider than a pencil
2007-06-18 12:42:18 · answer #1 · answered by The Great One 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
size limitations... and connection are the main things.
if you have a newer system the limitations are not such a problem.
2007-06-18 19:51:10 · answer #2 · answered by PBcompanies.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no any hard drive works with any operating system, it just matters about the connection
2007-06-18 19:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by Jake 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋