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Written by Michael
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Wednesday, 23 May 2007 |
Which Internal Drive is The Right Choice for You: SATA or EIDE? | | | SATA Interface
Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives are quickly becoming the new standard in hard drive technology. Motherboard manufacturers now include SATA inputs on their boards. SATA hard drives result in less clutter and increased airflow in the computer system, because SATA cables are 400 percent narrower than EIDE cables. Some older computer system motherboards don't have SATA ports, but a PCI SATA controller card can be installed to add support for SATA drives. If you don't know whether your computer has SATA ports on the motherboard, refer to your computer or motherboard documentation or contact the motherboard manufacturer. | EIDE Interface
Enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE), also called Parallel ATA (PATA), hard drives have been the standard in the home computer industry for more than 10 years. Some newer computer system motherboards don't have EIDE ports, but a PCI EIDE controller card can be installed to add support for EIDE drives. If you don't know whether your computer has EIDE ports on the motherboard, refer to your computer or motherboard documentation or contact the motherboard manufacturer. Knowing the difference will save you lots of trouble when installing or adding an extra hard drive to your computer. Most newer computer are going to the SATA but most all will still have IDE adapter on the motherboard. There is lots of newer technologies going into the computer that are produced now. Be sure to check to see what kind of hard drive you have before buying one for you computer. If you need any help with your hard drive installation we can help you and take care of the data transfer of your old data. Please call us at 1-252-478-5986 or email us via contact form.... Cheers, Michael Frazier |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 May 2007 )
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