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    Dell 1520 Aftermarket Hard Drives

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Crazy23, Aug 9, 2007.

  1. Crazy23

    Crazy23 Newbie

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    To upgrade the hardrive on the dell inspiron 1520... I would have to buy a 2.5" Serial ATA 150 drive correct and NOT an "ATA-6" Hardrive... Im tryin to understand the difference. My currenty hard drive is SATA. ATA150=SATA?
     
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  2. ps2cho

    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't believe ATA150 is SATA. SATA is...SATA or Serial ATA.?
     
    ps2cho, Aug 9, 2007
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  3. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    You're very confused. Those are the 2 main types, IDE and SATA. But within those 2 nominations, there are several different specs.

    For SATA there are 2: ATA150 and ATA300.

    For IDE there are 2: ATA100 and ATA133.

    So as you can see, this ATA150 is SATA, or Serial ATA, or Serial ATA150
     
    adinu, Aug 9, 2007
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  4. ps2cho

    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for clearing that up :)
     
    ps2cho, Aug 9, 2007
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