dummy question raises to me before getting into this.

[SeenuGuddu]

hai all

one dummy question raises to me before getting into this.

i had desktop PC(XP) having the Seagate Hdd and running out of space and planning to opt this and willing to extend the Hdd.

my question is

can i opt the Western Digital Hdd(internal) and will it be the compatible with the existing seagate Hdd...?

 

[Desmond]

What interfaces does your motherboard support?

Brand does not matter with compatibility.

 

[SeenuGuddu]

What interfaces does your motherboard support?

Brand does not matter with compatibility.

Intel Motherboard

 

[Desmond]

My point is that as long as your motherboard supports the appropriate interface, it doesn't matter what brand hard drive you install.

 

[SeenuGuddu]

My point is that as long as your motherboard supports the appropriate interface, it doesn't matter what brand hard drive you install.

Thanks for the information.

i think the motherboard(internal) supports every Hdd(Internal).

 

[whitestar_999]

Serial ATA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parallel ATA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

newer mobos don't have any pata ports.almost all current hdd's & optical drives are sata now-a-days.

 

[Desmond]

Serial ATA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parallel ATA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

newer mobos don't have any pata ports.almost all current hdd's & optical drives are sata now-a-days.

True, but since he quoted a XP machine, I thought it might be older.

 

[aadishvaar]

Simple way to identify : if your HDD is connected to Mobo with a white belt like cable then it is PATA (IDE) & it is connected with sleek (mostly red) cable then it is SATA.

most Mobo old or new support Min. 4 drives. so i dont think there is any issue of it.

i will suggest if you have PATA, go for an external (USB3 preferred for future-proof solution) HDD as in case you upgrade in future NO PATA is supported in new boards. if you have sata then go for if WD - Prefer caviar Black or blue & if segate go for Barracuda. Check for RPM & Catch (more is better) say if you can get 7200/7400 RPM & 64Mb Catch is better. if you have budget & afford WD velociraptor (comes in max 600 Gb) use it as a boot drive & other work files & for storage (movies, songs, Pix etc) use your old one. it will boost system performance. Even WD- C. Black is also very good drive. Avoid WD C. Green as it is a bit "Slow" Drive, But it is a bit cheap over Black / Blue.

 

[SeenuGuddu]

it was cleared. Thanks guys for all the help and it was very informative.

i am having the SATA and planning to opt the Internal Hdd this weekend.
i got the information for Seagate Barracuda is not giving more than 2 Yr's Warrent and WD Black is giving more than 2 Yrs with Onsite too..?

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/bazaar/152613-hdds-sale.html
*www.deltapage.com/products/Seagate-Barracuda-2TB-HDD-SATA-(2000-GB)-7200-RPM-:-ST2000DM001.html

Please share the information which one you want me to pick.

 

[whitestar_999]

latest barracuda have 1 yr warranty.WD black has 5 yr warranty while latest blue & green series have 2 yr warranty.unless you are buying an old stock hdd or used hdd these are the warranty to expect.

 

[SeenuGuddu]

latest barracuda have 1 yr warranty.WD black has 5 yr warranty while latest blue & green series have 2 yr warranty.unless you are buying an old stock hdd or used hdd these are the warranty to expect.

thanks whitestar_999

one more question

if i brought the old stock and effected with Bad sectors.
will they replace or resolve the issue by the company....?

 

[whitestar_999]

getting old stock hdd is very hard now-a-days & it is a bad idea to buy a hdd with bad sectors at the beginning.except for exceptional cases where entire line of a particular line/model of a hdd is bad(read reviews/rating on online shopping sites like newegg,amazon etc) it all depends on luck.you may not face any problem with a 1yr warranty seagate for 5 yrs & face many problems with a 2/5yr warranty WD in 1 yr or just opposite.my suggestion is no matter which brand you buy always make a backup of important stuff on either DVDs(always confirm data is written correctly by copying back) or another hdd & regularly check your hdd & backup hdd by using softwares like crystaldisk(recommended freeware) or hdtune.

 

[SeenuGuddu]

@ whitestar_999
Thanks for the information.going for New one.