Ultra ATA and ATA?

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I have made a mistake and thought I had an SATA but I don't. So can an Ultra ATA and Plain ATA HD be in the same computer I have two bays.

2007-10-16 09:54:49 · 2 answers · asked by Seth W 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops

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YES they will work. They are both PATA (Parallel ATA) devices. The one you call Plain ATA HD could be falling under ATA1 to 3 classification. The faster Ultra ATA could be falling under Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133. It would be good to have your OS and your favorite programs installed on the faster drive.

2007-10-16 11:16:50 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Well you could simply return the SATA and get an IDE. Or you could buy an adapter and adapt the SATA to IDE.

Yes, they can co-exist.

2007-10-16 17:10:40 · answer #2 · answered by gil.baca 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋