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Hard drive questi0n???

  • 09-02-2005 4:20pm
    #1
    wavin
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    my computer came with a ata hard drive (20gb).
    I put in another 20gb HD which was ide one.could anyone explain the difference between them.have to get rid of the original HD as its giving me an error every time i boot up(somethin like SMART detects iminent failure)so im thinkin of buyin a bigger one but dont really know which one to get.


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  • #2
    MickFarr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 447 ✭✭MickFarr


    wavin wrote:
    my computer came with a ata hard drive (20gb).
    I put in another 20gb HD which was ide one.could anyone explain the difference between them.have to get rid of the original HD as its giving me an error every time i boot up(somethin like SMART detects iminent failure)so im thinkin of buyin a bigger one but dont really know which one to get.

    ATA is IDE. Maybe you have a SCSI drive ?


  • #3
    sceptre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    MickFarr wrote:
    ATA is IDE. Maybe you have a SCSI drive ?
    I assume he meant SATA.

    Basically wavin, the difference (apart from the connectors which as you've probably noticed are totally different) is that the SATA interface has more throughput/bandwidth than the older PATA/IDE/(officially_called_ATA) interface. The difference is minimal at the moment when you compare IDE-133 drives to SATA drives but the SATA interface has much greater potential for improvement.

    Stuff about IDE

    Stuff about SATA

    Both links are pretty readable regardless of how much you know about PCs in general.

    It can be handy to have an IDE drive around for your windows install as you don't need to install drivers for it, which can be of some convenience if you hit trouble. As the throughput for the SATA interface increases over time people will be more likely to go for the greater speed though.

    I won't offer an opinion on what you should get to replace your SATA drive as my own machine has two IDE drives so I've little personal usage experience in this area.


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