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davey1
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_ 		22. July 2005 @ 18:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have sata hard drive and its fast and great it by maxtor how
are u finding urs
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striker68
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_ 		22. July 2005 @ 19:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
A sata HD is my next investment. How much of a difference in performance can I expect? Right now I'm using a Maxtor 160 8mb 7200 IDE. It has some age so I'll prob be replacing soon.
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p4_tt
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_ 		22. July 2005 @ 19:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
After i buy my new cpu\mobo\gfx card and my ram i will be buying a sata drive as i hear there good but i also hear lots of folk with installation probs
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dlc2000
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_ 		22. July 2005 @ 20:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
im using 2 western digital raptors raid 0 sata . this is the fastest setup i have used to date but the sata cables are kinda crappy and dont like to stay plugged in too well . i have bumped these cables while cleaning the machine and it was enough to cause a bad connection .
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connectr
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_ 		22. July 2005 @ 20:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
SATA HDD's rock! And so do Plextor SATA DVD drives!
BUT your mobo must be able to handle. I have an Asus A8N-E which is super and gives me SATA RAID.
Running a pair of 300G Maxtor's striped. Incredibly easy to install - plug it in - it works. Period.
Ditto with the Plexy - but again my mobo was ready for them. Comes with Nvidia nForce 4 Ultra chipset.
Rock solid!
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hardlock6
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_ 		22. July 2005 @ 22:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm currently using an IDE HD, my mobo has SATA capability. I would like to install a new SATA HD and still use my old IDE drives. Is this possible?
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dlc2000
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_ 		22. July 2005 @ 22:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you can still use your ide drive with a sata drive . just set the sata drive as the first boot device in the bios if you are planning on putting your os on it .
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deadcat
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_ 		23. July 2005 @ 00:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
where you see the speed increase is with raid 0
But then again you loose your safety factor
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