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SATA v IDE
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GVR
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22. March 2005 @ 11:39 |
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right guys, i have a custom built PC and im trying to install a new hard drive. Its a Hitachi Deskstar 7k250 s-ata. Ive just taken out my old hard drive and realised that the power connecter doesnt fit my new one. HELP!!!!! do i need to purchase a new connector/hard drive? or can i fix this? its driving me mad!
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GVR
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22. March 2005 @ 11:46 |
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help is desperately required before i just force in the deskstar...
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baabaa
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22. March 2005 @ 12:29 |
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You can pick these up ten a penny, ebay or a local pc store..................
...............PIO is no go, DMA all the way...............
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GVR
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22. March 2005 @ 12:56 |
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thanks mate, just in time, you saved it from the sledge hammer
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baabaa
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22. March 2005 @ 21:16 |
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LOL, I am all for Saving the PC
...............PIO is no go, DMA all the way...............
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Starbuck1
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23. March 2005 @ 07:59 |
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GVR -- I assume your motherboard has an SATA controller and connectors too? right Mate?
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baabaa
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23. March 2005 @ 08:45 |
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Good point starbuck.................:-)
...............PIO is no go, DMA all the way...............
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Starbuck1
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23. March 2005 @ 11:27 |
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Thanks Baabaa, we can't forget our SATA ports and 7-pin Serial ATA device cable, right GVR?? What mobo make and model do you have?? Keep us posted.
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baabaa
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23. March 2005 @ 11:47 |
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'A little off topic' but relevant to it........
Starbuck, have you used the standard 7200rpm SATA's at all and how do you compare them with the 'Raptor' 10000rpm ones as used as a primary hard drive (root drive)?
...............PIO is no go, DMA all the way...............
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indienemo
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24. March 2005 @ 04:12 |
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Im looking to do something similar to this as well (Convert IDE to SATA) but the cheapest one I can see these babies for is £12.99 on ebay, and I need two of them so a little more than I'd like to pay TBH...
Does anyone know any direct distributors that would have this cheaper?
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Starbuck1
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24. March 2005 @ 05:26 |
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Baabaa, I have a 10k rpm WD Raptor as primary boot drive (ie: C) and it screams. It's incredible and love it (almost as much as my wife! DOH!). However, I have not yet done any benchmarking with the same make/model at 7200 rpm. .... I'd go with the 10,000 rpm just knowing that in the future you may be sipping on a brewskie thinking to yourself, "Hmmmm, I wonder if I should have bought the 10,000 rpm and how much faster and better it is.". ... just a thought. I'll let you know if I get into any benchmarking with the drives. .. still doing benchmarks with my G800 GT on my new machine. .. soon I will overclock the biatch and see the improvements.
Ind- try this site www.newegg.com for your shopping and if anyone can find devices cheaper let me know, since I buy, install, fix, upgrade all the time. Thanks in advance!!
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indienemo
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24. March 2005 @ 06:01 |
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I found one on ebuyer for £5.19 approx. $10.50
Im gonna check newegg now and see how much it is on there...
Starbuck1 its worth checking out ebuyer as well if your always on the lookup for components they seem pretty cheap (Ive ordered there twice before).
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indienemo
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24. March 2005 @ 06:08 |
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"Life is like a box of chocolates, whenever it comes to me all that is left is toffee logs" - Me.
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PC: Athlon 64 X2 4200+ @ 2.4Ghz, 2GB DDR2, X850 PE GFX.
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X360: Kreon 1.0 Drive, Softmodded console
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GVR
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24. March 2005 @ 06:19 |
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Went down to a local pc store, one that ive used before and can vouch for, employees are helpful and not out to screw you. So i said to the bloke, (SATA hard drive in hand) Im looking for a cable to connect this to my PC. "right mate it will be about 12 quid" ok thats fine I thought, could have been worse. "You do have a SATA motherboard right?" he asked. Stared at him. sh!t. I didnt know. So I asked him how I'd know, he explained, it turned out my motherboard is IDE. P1ss it.
So we chowed about motherboards and he said it would be around 40 for a new one - what do you guys reckon on that? Then I asked if i could install it myself and he said it could be tricky.
Then I showed him my new power supply and DVD RW which both turn out to be SATA's.
Does anyone reckon i should just build a new PC with all this SATA hardware or install the new motherboard and connect them up to it? And what are your views on installing a motherboard?
Cheers, GVR
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heybilly
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24. March 2005 @ 06:30 |
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ehh just buy a pci sata controller
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24. March 2005 @ 07:27 |
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Quote:
employees are helpful and not out to screw you.
Hmmm are you sure about that statment? Why wouldn't the bloke tell you about an easy to install PCI controller card? Probably because he was trying to get some more money for a mobo. LOL
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indienemo
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24. March 2005 @ 07:33 |
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ur probably right there
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indienemo
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24. March 2005 @ 07:36 |
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would a pci sata controller work for me also, or would it be cheaper to get IDE to SATA converters?
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GC: Viper GC w. Cobra bios 1.2
X360: Kreon 1.0 Drive, Softmodded console
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ddp
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24. March 2005 @ 07:36 |
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what motherboard do you have???
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indienemo
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24. March 2005 @ 07:40 |
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me? I dunno off hand but it has 4 SATA ports on the board
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X360: Kreon 1.0 Drive, Softmodded console
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24. March 2005 @ 07:42 |
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If you have an PCI slot which most modern day computers do then you can use one of the SATA PCI card controller's. The IDE conversion card is buggy and takes away 2 IDE controller's. The PCI card is the way to go they actually work better than most mother boards with built in SATA interface IMO..
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24. March 2005 @ 07:51 |
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indienemo, was meant for GVR as both you & i have the same post time but yours came 1st so that is why i was asking you instead of GVR
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indienemo
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24. March 2005 @ 07:53 |
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How much do they cost 'n where would I go to get one?
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24. March 2005 @ 08:21 |
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indienemo
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24. March 2005 @ 08:43 |
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I dont get it how many SATA devices will be supported with that...? Also, will it be cheaper if you dont get one with firewire and usb 2.0.. i have 4 free usb 2.0 ports and dont want "direwire" ;)...
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