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paul1085
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_ 		7. May 2006 @ 13:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi receently got a new computer and so also came with a motherboard with SATA slots.

Basically I was just wondering before I get a SATA Hard drive on Ebay so I have all the right leads.

I know I'll need a power splitter to enable two hard drives to jack into my one available slot, however Im new to SATA and was wondering wether this was a replacement for IDE cables or do I need a SATA and IDE cable to wire it all up?

Cheers
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rogeball
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_ 		8. May 2006 @ 05:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you only need a SATA cable connected from the Hard drive to the MOBO. SATA replaces E.I.D.E. cabling to be faster and to besmaller to allow better air flow through the case
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paul1085
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_ 		8. May 2006 @ 09:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Cheers thats what I needed to know I just wasn't sure whether it acted as an extension to IDE or as a replacement.

So do you really feel the difference?
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