-=PCTechTalk=- Re: speaking of hard drives... SATA adapter?
- From: ~OoO~ <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 11:58:50 -0400
Alright... this is scaring me... this is the first time ever in all my
years on email that a message I've sent has those evil looking "=20" marks
at the end. I really hope its not cause I use Eudora... or, migt have to
switch back to OE.
---Troth
At 9/21/2003 11:39 AM, you wrote:
>SATA is Serial ATA... its supposed to be the hottest new protocol to=20
>replace the current IDE. Its faster, smaller and handles much better.=20
>Forget about the 40-pin IDE cables we currently use. SATA uses 7-pin, so=20
>you can imagine how much smaller and thinner the wire is. And, there's no=20
>MASTER/SLAVE crap anymore. One cable, one device. Although, I'm not sure=20
>how you connect multiple devices. I think it may be daisy chained?!?! But,=
>=20
>the point is that its faster and makes the inside of your system so much=20
>more neater. Problem is, SATA devices are more expensive... BUT, the prices=
>=20
>are steadily dropping as SATA begins to become mainstream.
>
>If you can get a board with SATA ports, that's good. Although, unless=20
>you're ready to pay more for only SATA drives, I would look for a mobo that=
>=20
>has the two IDE controllers on the board, and MAYBE an additional SATA=20
>port. Or, at the very least, you can always buy a PCI SATA controller.=20
>Point is... I would still stick to IDE... unless you want to pay more for=20
>faster hard drives and neater interior. Don't get hooked up on the speed,=20
>though. You probably won't notice the drive speed difference.
>
>Here's more info on SATA:
>http://www.ata-atapi.com/sata.htm
>
>---Troth
>
>
>At 9/21/2003 09:57 AM, suz=E1nne wrote:
> >most new mainboards I checked out only have 2 IDE ports, and come with
> >serial ATA ports, and the one I purchased is one of those.... I've seen
> >SATA adapters that plug into the back of a regular hard drive, and was
> >wondering if anyone here has had any experience with them?
>
>
>To unsub or change your email settings:
>//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
>
>To access our Archives:
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
>//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
>
>For more info:
>//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
To unsub or change your email settings:
//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
To access our Archives:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
For more info:
//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
Other related posts:
