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    Harddrive question for desktop

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by thecollegekid, Feb 16, 2006.

  1. thecollegekid

    thecollegekid Notebook Consultant

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    this will be the first time i might have to replace a harddrive for my desktop *dell dimension 8200.. so

    i want to purchase a new seagate harddrive. since my desktop is 4 years old.. are the harddrives in the market now compatiable? ...what is ata? sat?
     
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  2. Jenson

    Jenson Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    I'm not a 100% on this but IDE/PATA use the 40 pin connector to the motherboard and the PATA supports parallel hard drives, but it is a limit of half a meter. The SATA is a serial ATA drive and uses a 7-pin connector which is much easier to route through the case. It has a limit of 1 meter. The IDE I believe has a usable limit of about 100MB/sec, whereas the SATA can support 150MB/sec. I'm no expert in this field, so feel free to correct me if anything is incorrect.

    Matt
     
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  3. VidKo

    VidKo Notebook Consultant

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    I looked on the internet what drive a Dell dimension 8200 contains, and I found out that it is a :

    Hard drive 60 GB (7200 rpm)
    Interface Ultra ATA

    So, any drive with Ultra ATA (IDE) interface will do.

    regards, VidKo
     
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