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    Acer Ferrari 3400 HD Upgrade question

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by ZakRabbit, Mar 19, 2008.

  1. ZakRabbit

    ZakRabbit Newbie

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    I know enough to be dangerous simply by crawling around the forums. It's time to install a bigger drive, almost filled the 80gig unit. While looking around I've been seeing 200+ gig at 7200rpm drives for pretty cheap but they're all SATA type units. Am I limited to a PATA unit? It seems they run in completely different ways and there's a physical difference. Any enlightenment? TIA.
     
    ZakRabbit, Mar 19, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    If your computer uses IDE/PATA, you cannot use SATA.
     
    Lithus, Mar 19, 2008
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    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    I am pretty sure that the Ferrari 3400 uses PATA, so you have to buy PATA drive.
     
    skywalker, Mar 20, 2008
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    I was afraid of that. Thanks for the information though.
     
    ZakRabbit, Mar 20, 2008
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