[snorg]

Its the biggest ATA HD you can get!!
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100 7200RPM 16MB Cache
I have a big box of DVD CDs that have Movies, TV shows & music videos on them, loaded them all onto the HD, with about 100GB to spare.
I am defraging now, its gonna take a while......
It cost me about 200 bucks.
If you want one there are only a few left, if they dont have any in stock they say more are on the way.

[Flashorn]

Hey snorg!! Is there time for Work in your play??



FLASHORN.

[piyushsingh]

well thats good snorg. 750 gig is a lot of space and u have already used the most of it. lol

btw y did u get an ATA , i guess it wasnt a mistake, your mobo doesnt have more sata slots or what ?

take good care of ur new disk.

[Adama]

snorg said:

Its the biggest ATA HD you can get!!
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100 7200RPM 16MB Cache
I have a big box of DVD CDs that have Movies, TV shows & music videos on them, loaded them all onto the HD, with about 100GB to spare.
I am defraging now, its gonna take a while......
It cost me about 200 bucks.
If you want one there are only a few left, if they dont have any in stock they say more are on the way.

Wow, Snorg, congratulations on your new HD. Are you sure you're gonna have enough space left over for more movies, CDs, etc...? ;)

[snorg]

Flashorn said:

Hey snorg!! Is there time for Work in your play??

Oh Ya???
Why doncha come for a visit this summer & you can help me get firewood, theyll be plenty work then Eh?
I got lottsa bodywork & painting to do on my rust bucket car this summer too.
I also wanna make it so my 1966 Jeep Gladiator can steer again if I get time.

[snorg]

What I still need to know is
For my mobo Asus K8V-MX do I want a sata, or a sata2, or will either work?

[snorg]

Adama said:

Wow, Snorg, congratulations on your new HD. Are you sure you're gonna have enough space left over for more movies, CDs, etc...? ;)

Hi Adama

Yup there should be a little left over when I get done.
There are 2000 files on it so far.
I have more movies to edit and put on DVD, but not allot of them, then I put them on HD.

[piyushsingh]

that thing has 2 sata slots, i guess this is the 3 rd drive u putting on.

[snorg]

piyushsingh said:

that thing has 2 sata slots, i guess this is the 3 rd drive u putting on.

WHAT !!
I have no sata drives, they are all ATA.
I built the PC, I dont know were the sata slots are.
Can you show me where they are?????

[techie4fun]

Only $200? Not bad. I'm jealous!

[piyushsingh]

snorg said:

Can you show me where they are?????

2 sata slots, ur mobo link also says that.

[Flashorn]

You're just looking for some free help!! When I vacation, I EXPECT to be served.



FLASHORN.

[snorg]

piyushsingh said:

2 sata slots, ur mobo link also says that.

When I built that PC I knew nothing about sata.
I found the box the MB came in, in a bag there is 1 sata data cable & 1 sata power cable.
But I havnt found the manual.
So, does does that mean I can fill it up with ATA drives & add a sata drive as Well?
If I get one sata drive does it matter which sata slot I use on the MB?

[piyushsingh]

well ya , u can use sata with ide drives on the same mobo in their respective slots. Just get the jumpers correctly in case u want to use sata as boot device.

But now u have got the drive, just enjoy your movies but it will be helpful for any future purchase.

[snorg]

Ok, sounds good.
Will XP Home SP2 pick up the sata drive & basically the same routine as ATA to initialize, mount & partition it???

Do I want a sata, or a sata2, or will either work?

[piyushsingh]

i cant confirm for XP home. I have done it in XP pro and vista ultimate. But i guess it will also do in XP home. Someone else may confirm this. And yes similar procedure for disk management as for IDE.

[FenderGuy2112]

Already looking for a new hard drive? I thought you'd be happy with the 750GB ;).

I'm pretty content with my two 40 gig IDE hard drives, but all jokes aside, sata are great, but you won't need one until you've filled up your 750GB.

FenderGuy2112

[snorg]

Do I want a sata, or a sata2, or will either work?

[snorg]

FenderGuy2112 said:

Already looking for a new hard drive? I thought you'd be happy with the 750GB ;).


I'm pretty content with my two 40 gig IDE hard drives, but all jokes aside, sata are great, but you won't need one until you've filled up your 750GB.

750GB is nearly full.
AND need sata now or later, happy or sad, I wanna learn about it now so I know what Im getting into.

[Adama]

Ok guys, I'm going to ask a really silly question: What's a SATA and an ATA? And, what's the difference between them?

Oooops, I guess that's 2 silly questions. ?:|