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lumpy
post Jan 29 2006, 01:22 AM
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Ok so im looking to buy another hard drive, i have an older system, so i need an IDE type. the problem is, is that i really cant find any. tiger direct really dont have anything in my price range. but newegg kinda did, i just want like a 120GB IDE HD, i dont care if its ultra. but try to keep it between 50-75 tops. any help would be cool. also if someone could explain the difference between ATA, SATA, IDE....any help is greatlyyy appreciated!

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post Jan 29 2006, 09:48 AM
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ATA and IDE are the same thing. ATA is the official name; IDE is what's often used in marketing. It's an interface for connecting hard drives to a computer system (specifically, the motherboard). Serial ATA, also known as SATA, is a newer version of ATA. Aside from the obvious changes (e.g. a different type of attachment "ribbon") and some additional features, SATA is faster than ATA. However, SATA drives are usually more expensive than ATA drives, and you can only use an SATA drive if your motherboard supports it. If your motherboard was made after 2003, there's a good chance it support SATA; older than that, and you'll want to check to make sure.

Are you looking for an internal hard drive or an external hard drive? From cheapest to most expensive, I found the following internal drives on NewEgg.com:All of them should do the job. As a personal recommendation, I have several of the Samsung SpinPoint series hard drives, and all have held up well.
 
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post Jan 29 2006, 11:08 AM
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Hey man thanks alot, but ok, one more question, can i use an EIDE harddrive also? i know my rig is older like made before 2000, because it still uses PC100/PC133 RAM. heh. so... ATA and IDE are the same exact things, like theirs no difference? because its kinda wierd that one websites that people list both of em?!?
 
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post Jan 29 2006, 12:24 PM
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EIDE is a newer IDE interface, but it still refers to ATA hard drives, so yeah, it'll work.

The big thing to pay attention to is ATA and Serial ATA (SATA). They are not the same thing.
 
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post Jan 29 2006, 12:41 PM
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so get a non serial ATA?
 
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post Jan 29 2006, 12:42 PM
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Yes. It'll be referred to as ATA, or possibly PATA or Parallel ATA.
 
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post Jan 29 2006, 12:55 PM
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but then whats the difference between ATA and PATA?
 
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post Jan 29 2006, 02:36 PM
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ATA was the old name before SATA came around. When SATA was released, they renamed the old standard to PATA.

Another term you might year is UDMA. It's the same as ATA and IDE.
 
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post Jan 29 2006, 04:35 PM
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QUOTE(lumpy @ Jan 29 2006, 12:55 PM)
but then whats the difference between ATA and PATA?
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There is no difference. Once upon a time, there was just ATA. Then SATA came along, and ATA was retroactively named PATA to reduce confusion.
 
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