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[wisdomtooth]

The IDE interfaces are the 40-pin ports-- You can hook up two drives per port using a standard IDE 40-pin or 80-pin ribbon cable. 2 IDE ports on that board means you can hook up a maximum of 4 drives.

The SATA interfaces are the serial ATA ports-- You can hook up to four SATA hard disks to that motherboard (one HD per SATA port).

You can run those interfaces with standalone HDs or as RAID arrays.

HTH.

 

[MobiusPizza]

SATA is the newer technology. You ought to go for it

You won't like using PATA because cables are bulky and fragile.

 

[piotrgurin]

okay, so..
IDE = ATA = max 133, older tech.
SATA = what speed? new tech.

How come the speed isn't given for the SATA?

 

[shadowhawk2020]

You can get the antec case here for 29.99 + shipping
http://www.provantage.com/buy-7ANTG02Y-...-supply-black-antec-cases-shopping.htm

I got my case in 3 days! great service.

And you can get the seasonic for $78 +shipping here http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-S12-430

 

[piotrgurin]

Wow! great price on the antec case.
Unfortunatly I ordered it already from.
SLK3000B $43.62 2buystore http://www.2buystore.com/shopdisplaydetail.asp?id=F27838&Ref=GRABBER

Son of A.... heheheh
I'm still not 100% sure on which HD to get. I'm alittle slow....hehehe. Can anyone clear up?

 

[piotrgurin]

Anyone know for sure about the hard drives?

 

[piotrgurin]

Originally posted by: wisdomtooth
I have the N and it has a Nidec motor. Great drive!
Okay I think I figured it out.

Don't quote me on this but, I think they are both just as quiet.
The N drive is simply the older ATA interface and the C drive is the new SATA interface.
Everything else should be the same.

 

[piotrgurin]

Actually....
Mabye it does use a different motor.

Someone posted this on pricegrabber reviews of the C motor.
"This drive is one of the quieter drives on the market today. There are at least two versions, though -- a version with a JVC motor and a version with a NIDEC motor. Supposedly the NIDEC motor version is quieter but I think I have a JVC motor version and I think the drive is still pretty quiet. This drive has the serial ATA interface which is nice for minimizing clutter or using RAID if your motherboard supports it. It is competitive with other SATA and PATA 8MB cache drives in terms of performance. All in all, a pretty good drive, if you're looking for something quiet and Serial ATA."

Anyone know how to find out for sure what motor it uses?

 

[piotrgurin]

Damn I'm good. I keep answering my own questions. heheheh
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewto...t&sid=1fb345381599b94a9e1c32c856694712

explains everything.