I've seen them on different posts. Sometimes mine has had them and sometimes they haven't. Did you send it in Rich text or html format? I think - but wasn't sure - that if I send in plain text, I don't get them. I don't necessarily get them in rich text either. But - I have gotten them when I send in rich text, but don't think I ever got them when I sent in plain text. I think it is something in conversion on the list to plain text format that does that. CrisS ----- Original Message ----- From: ~OoO~ To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 11:58 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: speaking of hard drives... SATA adapter? 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 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