Can I use SATA drive? (Or only IDE drive?)

[ssoni223]

I have a Compaq s6000cl.
Typical 80GB IDE drive.

Can I use a SATA drive here?
Or does that only work with a newer MB ?

Thanks!

 

[bwatson283]

only with new mobo. The SATA connecters are the size of a penny. You have to have a special drive and controler. you can buy a pci SATA controler, and then a new drive.

 

[ssoni223]

Thanks for the reply

So what's the deal w/ SATA ?
Faster?

I will stick to 40 pin IDE.
My PC orig. came with 5400rpm IDE
So, a 7200 RPM is IDE is good enuf !

 

[bwatson283]

a ton faster and faster seek and buffer

 

[Ayah]

Originally posted by: bwatson283
a ton faster and faster seek and buffer

Wrong.
SATA is only an interface. The Original spec supporting 150MB/s and the newer spec supporting 300MB/s. Both support hot swap. And SATA requires less power consumption than their IDE counterparts. The difference is negligible though.

Seek times/buffer/etc. Physical drive characteristics will be the same for the same IDE/SATA version of the same model and generation drive.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: bwatson283
a ton faster and faster seek and buffer

amazing how this incorrect information gets around.....:disgust:

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Ayah

Originally posted by: bwatson283
a ton faster and faster seek and buffer

Wrong.
SATA is only an interface. The Original spec supporting 150MB/s and the newer spec supporting 300MB/s. Both support hot swap. And SATA requires less power consumption than their IDE counterparts. The difference is negligible though.

Seek times/buffer/etc. Physical drive characteristics will be the same for the same IDE/SATA version of the same model and generation drive.

as far as power they are basically the same @ ~9-10W, but the sata needs more A on the 5V where the ide needs more A on the 12V, but we talking a small amount, so it is basically splitting hairs

 

[ssoni223]

If I can't use SATA, I can't use PATA either?
Just stick w/ IDE or EIDE?

What about ATA ? (Maxtor?)
I think I have some Ultra-ATA? OR no?

 

[Aluvus]

Originally posted by: ssoni223
If I can't use SATA, I can't use PATA either?
Just stick w/ IDE or EIDE?

What about ATA ? (Maxtor?)
I think I have some Ultra-ATA? OR no?

PATA, IDE, EIDE, ATA, and Ultra-ATA are all used about interchangeably by most people (hard drives manufacturers included). A drive described as any of these things is fine.

Only if it is described as SATA (or SCSI, or any other wildly different interface) do you have a problem.

 

[thegorx]

Compaq Presario S6000CL Desktop PC - Product Specifications

It would appear that you have SATA ports

 

[bwatson283]

I have noticed a heck of alot better performance with SATA, that is why i said that!

 

[F1shF4t]

Originally posted by: bwatson283
I have noticed a heck of alot better performance with SATA, that is why i said that!

Its probably cause the new sata drives that u got were quicker than the ide counterparts. I had an ide 200 gig and a sata 200gig drives and the speed between them was minor (well the ide one was 1 year older)