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Distorded
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_ 		14. January 2006 @ 04:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Can I buy a ATA external HDD and use it on a copmuter that has an SATA HDD. I want to copy music from a computer that has ATA to a HDD and play it on a computer that supports SATA. I know the connection of the external will be firewire. I don't see why I couldn't do this but want to save the headache for something else.
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wdowsing
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_ 		14. January 2006 @ 04:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yea that wont be a problem mate even if it was internal and u had space it wouldnt be a problem
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System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
ScubaBud
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_ 		14. January 2006 @ 05:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Your MB will have both SATA and IDE since your DVD/CD devices are IDE. Second, you are using an external device though firewire or even USB, so no problem.
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_ 		14. January 2006 @ 05:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks. That is what I thought but I wanted to make sure before I sent a ATA drive to my Bro and had him copy all that music and only to get it back and I couldn't use it.
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wdowsing
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_ 		14. January 2006 @ 05:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well better be safe than sorry. Glad we could help.
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System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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