Want a Seagate Sata 7200.10 drive no SATA on my motherboard

JImmyK

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I have been REALLY out of the computer market so this probably sounds very basic, but I have seen many different types of SATA categories, for exmaple SATA-I Sata-II 1.5gbs 2.5GB or 3.0 GB

a bit confused, thanks

(cheapest solution would be preferred)

my motherboard has the following slots

1xAGP
2x PCI-X 64 Bit (66/33 MHz)
3x PCI 32 BIT


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Update:

Sorry I didnt provide enough info, I have a guy who is selling me 2 drives a Raptor 74GB Sata and the Barracuda 7200.10 SATA for about a 100 bucks.

Obviously its a steal of a price but my motherboard oesnt have onboard SATA, and at newegg, they have all kinds of different SATA controllers, I just wasnt sure what to go with.

 

HiME

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I'm pretty sure your motherboard will not support SATA interface or any other newer once. If you really want to confirm you can put down the name of your motherboard.

Anyway, if you really want a Seagate 7200.10 drive you can get one that has an IDE interface. The difference in performance between SATA and IDE interface won't be noticeable :) cheers
 

bob4432

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Originally posted by: HiME
I'm pretty sure your motherboard will not support SATA interface or any other newer once. If you really want to confirm you can put down the name of your motherboard.

Anyway, if you really want a Seagate 7200.10 drive you can get one that has an IDE interface. The difference in performance between SATA and IDE interface won't be noticeable :) cheers

why wouldn't the m/b support a sata pci card?
 

ch33zw1z

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bob4432, your board will support the PCI or PCIX expansion card. Go to Newegg and search away.
 

bob4432

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Originally posted by: ch33zw1z
bob4432, your board will support the PCI or PCIX expansion card. Go to Newegg and search away.

it is not my board and i did not post the thread, but i am wondering why HIME would say that the m/b would not support a pci sata card....
 

ch33zw1z

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No idea, it has the slots...so you should be good :) . Like everyone else is saying, IDE is another choice...just depends on how much $ you want to spend.
 

JImmyK

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Update:

Sorry I didnt provide enough info, I have a guy who is selling me 2 drives a Raptor 74GB Sata and the Barracuda 7200.10 SATA for about a 100 bucks.

Obviously its a steal of a price but my motherboard oesnt have onboard SATA, and at newegg, they have all kinds of different SATA controllers, I just wasnt sure what to go with.

 

ch33zw1z

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Here's the entire Promise SATA controller list: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi...on=promise+sata&Submit=ENE&N=0&Ntk=all

They have lots of different kinds, so it's kinda hard to just pick one out for you. you could also get an LSI Logic or Highpoint.

that's a great deal on hdd's..

edit: About different type of SATA: speeds are maximum, not sustained. here's a link to a website:
http://www.sata-io.org/
a review here:
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=16014

SATA 1.0: 150MBps

SATA 2.0: 300MBps, NCQ, Staggered Spinup, read the site!! This is also referred to as 3Gbps, here's the breakdown: 3Gbps=3000Mbps, 3000Mbps/8=370MBps(roughly 300)
 

Aluvus

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There are 2 SATA standards.

The first is sometimes called SATAI, SATA150, SATA 1.5 G, and variations thereof. Maximum theoretical speed 1.5 Gb/s, or 150 MB/s.

The second is sometimes called SATAII, SATA2, SATA300, SATA 3Gb, and more variations. Maximum theoretical speed 3 Gb/s, or 300 MB/s.

They are fully interoperable. If either the drive or the controller is based on the first version of the spec, you simply don't get the few extra features of the second version (higher theoretical ceiling, NCQ, staggered spinup). The impact on performance in typical use is essentially nothing.