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brad2020live

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    SATA Hard Drive Question
    « on: August 26, 2008, 09:30:00 PM »
    Is it smart for me to upgrade my IDE hard drive 120GB 7200RPM to my newly pruchased (Refurb) 200GB SATA 150MB Hard drive. I really wish I would have gotten the 300MB SATA too but this one was just too cheap.

    And that wasn't the oprginal reason for the purchase.

    I think I purchased it for $27. Anyhow, Are sata drives as reliable as IDE's? I trust IDE hard drives very much, I have been using them for a very long time.

    Is it a very signifigant update? Or should I just get a 300MB SATA II Drive. Been waiting for this for so long, It sounds like it saint.
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    drmsucks



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      Re: SATA Hard Drive Question
      « Reply #1 on: August 26, 2008, 09:42:26 PM »
      You'll find very little, if any, performance difference between your PATA drive and the SATA drive. (Both drives are IDE, by the way.)

      I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish but if your current hard drive is functioning properly, I would leave it alone.
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      brad2020live

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        Re: SATA Hard Drive Question
        « Reply #2 on: August 26, 2008, 09:47:41 PM »
        Yeah, but would a SATA II ever be able to compete with a good ole  8) trusty IDE PATA UATA 133MB 7200RPM hard drive?

        :( :( ??? :-\ :-[
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          Re: SATA Hard Drive Question
          « Reply #3 on: August 26, 2008, 09:51:10 PM »
          Compete how?
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          tejodhar.atreya

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          Re: SATA Hard Drive Question
          « Reply #4 on: September 06, 2008, 09:21:20 AM »
          i SATA  hard drives are fast  - its good to upgrade -
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          brad2020live

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            Re: SATA Hard Drive Question
            « Reply #5 on: September 06, 2008, 10:29:56 AM »
            Oh yeah, I got some pics of my computer.....I am using the SATA as a second hard disk now......Sometimes, it is not recognised and I have to restart windows.......

            Does anybody know why this is. at other times it works....... Thats greatt that sata's are IDE too. It seems like maybe sata's have a greater bandwidth because of bigger pins.
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            Re: SATA Hard Drive Question
            « Reply #6 on: September 06, 2008, 10:30:56 AM »
            SATA is just as reliable as IDE...
            Keep in mind though the Golden Rule: All HDD's fail eventually....some sooner than others.
            I'd concentrate on developing a solid backup strategy immediately after installing the new drive.
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            brad2020live

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              Re: SATA Hard Drive Question
              « Reply #7 on: September 06, 2008, 04:45:35 PM »
              Hey, Just thought I would post a reply. I am not completely done with my sys. yet but I added a temp monitor too, it. Check out what I got :)

              http://picasaweb.google.com/bradb2007/Questions#5243042564012167682
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              brad2020live

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                Re: SATA Hard Drive Question
                « Reply #8 on: September 06, 2008, 04:46:10 PM »
                Hey, Just thought I would post a reply. I am not completely done with my sys. yet but I added a temp monitor too, it. Check out what I got :)

                http://picasaweb.google.com/bradb2007/Questions#5243042564012167682
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