pata

I am find a performance approx. 20% in performace difference between PATA & SATA Hard disk in case of Dual Core and C2D Processors. I request Forum Members to pass Remarks & important to upgrade knowledge.

Hello, I purchased a new PC with the following configuration, pentium D 2.8ghz, 1GB 667 RAM 945 Mobo 160 Gb SATA harddisk(seagate) and used my old components like samsung 40 gb pata drive and samsun DVD writer The configuration worked flawlessly for about a month,Then I had problems with...

Hey guys....I purchased Athlon 64 X2 3800+ with Asus M2N-E mobo. I got new WD 250GB SATA-II hard drive. Now I have old Segate PATA drive along with my old Sony DVD-RW which has also PATA interface. Now problem is that my mobo has only one Primary IDE connector. But I want to connect my old HDD...

Guys..I am totally in confused state..in upgarding my HDD.. My mobo supports only PATA HDDs..and I am having 40GB HDD..now I am feeling the heat of Data storage..and I need to add another HDD.... But the question is that...which one should I go for..keeping in mind..my future upgradation...

hi guys i want to update my pc with a core2duo processor and a new motherboard. Can u plz suggest a good combination within 12k and give its details. Also i have a doubt. i use a 160GB PATA HDD now. Is there a motherboard that supports botha PATA and SATA / SATA II so that i can upgrade my HDD...

I have a 160gb PATA disk and a 20gb PATA disk which is setup as master. I want to buy a SATA disk>200gb, and convert the 20gb disk to an external one. Can i setup the SATA as master? is this wise, like keeping both SATA+PATA hdds in the system? also, i dont have a floppy drive, how do i install...

hi i have 80 gb sata hdd and now i am buying a 250 gb sata hdd. i want to put my existiing 80 gb sata hdd in the usb casings which are famous nowdays to make it an external hdd. my vendor says that those casings come only for the older pata or parralel drives.he says the casing for sata hdd is...

currently my system has sata disk 80GB, i'm thinking connecting an pata disk to my system will this lower my PC performance

hi buddy i have got sata harddisc which i connected to system.already i was using pata disc . i have connected both the disc but its not working when harddisc i working cd rom i not working .i have pata as a slave . whether converter is available for pata to sata. casing...

hi guys, bought MSI PM8M-V mobo today ... attached 40 gB PATA samsung HDD and installed WIn XP..evrythg went fine.. Then attached SATA HDD 200 GB .. but the SATA HDD is detected in POST but nnot detected in Win XP .. only PATA HDD is detected in WIN XP.. Plz help...

EFS files "access denied" error NEED INFO ABOUT DATA RECOVERY SOFTWARE this is my 2nd post and I've an impossible issue for u guys.Well its somewhat like I had some very imp data on my 2nd PATA Hard drive(cable select) (Seagate HDD 40GB with 2 partition) which were in different folders.I had...

I just installed the latest beta build of this upcoming OS .. registered it .. and once i solved all the issues i had with the drivers (some still exist) ... i've got only one thing to say .... "It's an awesome upgrade from WinXP ... not only visually , but in functionality too" .... too bad...

Hi, My current configuration is P4 2.4 , 40GB Samsung (5400rpm), 256 MB DDR266 RAM, GE FORCE FX 5200 graphics card(128 MB with TV out), TV TUNER CARD (Hauppauge), MOBO:GA-8VM533 CHIPSET: VIA P4M266 SOUND CARD: VIA AC'97, ALTEC LANSING ATP3 speakers, Samsung CD-RW, Windows XP Media...

Currently my config is a 2 year old i845GVSR mb with 2.8 Ghz 512 MB cache intel processor,266 MB of DDR ram and Seagate Barracuda 40 GB PATA HDD and I wanna get my both types of memory upgrade for purpose of getting extra performance from this old PC for little bit of multimedia experience and...

hi all, is it really worth buying a 80/120gb pata hard drive now...as sata is better performer, and pata drives will soon turn obsolete!!! i'm asking becoz, my old motherboard don't have a sata interface....maybe i will buy a newer one after some while, but right now i've to immediate replace...

hi all, is there any external casing for sata drive.....like one we have for pata one?? thax

hey i bought a new pc,with 160 gb segate sata hdd and a8n-e board. now i have data on my old samsung 80 gb pata disk. so how do i transfer it to my new sata disk?? i heard that pata and sata dont go together??

i got an asus k8n-e dlx mboard + amd 64 2800+ bought b4 2 months, i have nv5700 card , one 160gb sata hdd + old 80gb pata hdd, my problem is when i connect both pata and sata together, i cannot install any os xp,linux etc.., the mboard gives that beep beep beep .. sound when i disconnect pata...

Got a 80GB SATA HDD.Want to use it in a 815 motherboard as PATA.Is it possible?If yes whats the procedure?

Friends, Can anyone please explain me the differences between a SATA Hdd & a PATA? Is the difference only in the connecting cable & cable slot? Please throw light on all possible differences. Also, why is the price difference between the two types so large? Thanx.