Hard Drive Question

Trinity · 14th Oct 2006, 05:57 PM

My old pc's hard drive is full, So I am buying a new one. I need more space.

This might be a stupid Question, But here it is.

My old mobo (abit KT7AR) only has IDE, spec'ed @ up to ATA/100. If I buy a drive spec'ed higher will it still work in my old system? Dun really care about performance.

Any brand recomendations?, Looking for about 300G or so.

jamotto · 15th Oct 2006, 04:26 AM

Should be fine connecting a higher spec'd drive to a ATA-100 controller.

Quote:

Looking for about 300G or so

If I found the right motherboard KT7A-RAID

Your board only supports drives up to 137GB, to allow drives greater than 137GB you have a few options. You can get a controller that you would plug into an expanstion slot, you would then connect the new harddrive to that card. The second option and least desirable would be use something called a dynamic drive overlay, it's a driver that you install on the drive that allows the computer to support drives 137GB's or greater.

Harddrive manufactures used to include one of the two solutions above in their retail boxes, I'm not sure if they still do that or not.

Trinity · 15th Oct 2006, 08:34 AM

Ok.

Thanks

Man only 137g.

I guess it will do.

And thanks again about the 137GB limit. I would have bought a large drive and the thought that it was broken...

How much of a preformance loss would there be with the pci-card option?

Oh, I just thought of another question. If I go with the controller card, Could I use a sata drive instead of ide?

Trinity · 15th Oct 2006, 09:44 PM

Any opinions on this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144107

PsYkHoTiK · 15th Oct 2006, 11:32 PM

Cache is a bit low. I would prefer an 8mb cache.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...pric egrabber

That one is a nice one. Now trying to help find a cheaper one for you Trin.

Its out of stock at NewEgg... :\

Trinity · 15th Oct 2006, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsYkHoTiK

Cache is a bit low. I would prefer an 8mb cache.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...pric egrabber

That one is a nice one. Now trying to help find a cheaper one for you Trin.

Its out of stock at NewEgg... :\

Thanks ahead of time!

Just need a bit more space in the 'old' ( year2000 box).

Time goes by so fast.

PsYkHoTiK · 15th Oct 2006, 11:36 PM

How bout this?

http://www.chiefvalue.com/product/pr...tem=22-144-118

Good price too.

EDIT: Best I could find.

Trinity · 15th Oct 2006, 11:49 PM

Thanks Man!!!

That really helped me out.

#1

PsYkHoTiK · 16th Oct 2006, 12:11 AM

No problem...

Enjoy!

Trinity · 16th Oct 2006, 12:23 AM

it's on the way!

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15th Oct 2006, 08:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 7,249 Reputation: 6033 Rep Power: 75	Ok. Thanks Man only 137g. I guess it will do. And thanks again about the 137GB limit. I would have bought a large drive and the thought that it was broken... How much of a preformance loss would there be with the pci-card option? Oh, I just thought of another question. If I go with the controller card, Could I use a sata drive instead of ide? __________________ (\__/) (-. - ) (> < ) Last edited by Trinity : 15th Oct 2006 at 07:07 PM.

15th Oct 2006, 09:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 7,249 Reputation: 6033 Rep Power: 75	Any opinions on this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144107 __________________ (\__/) (-. - ) (> < )

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PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,746 Reputation: 4681 Rep Power: 66	Cache is a bit low. I would prefer an 8mb cache. http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...pric egrabber That one is a nice one. Now trying to help find a cheaper one for you Trin. Its out of stock at NewEgg... :\ __________________ Intel SLBEJ @ 4GHz : 3x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600 : Asus P6X58 Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : XFX Radeon 5850 : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Swiftech Apogee XT : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLBEJ : SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com

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PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,746 Reputation: 4681 Rep Power: 66	How bout this? http://www.chiefvalue.com/product/pr...tem=22-144-118 Good price too. EDIT: Best I could find. __________________ Intel SLBEJ @ 4GHz : 3x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600 : Asus P6X58 Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : XFX Radeon 5850 : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Swiftech Apogee XT : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLBEJ : SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com Last edited by PsYkHoTiK : 15th Oct 2006 at 11:42 PM.

15th Oct 2006, 11:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 7,249 Reputation: 6033 Rep Power: 75	Thanks Man!!! That really helped me out. #1 __________________ (\__/) (-. - ) (> < )

16th Oct 2006, 12:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,746 Reputation: 4681 Rep Power: 66	No problem... Enjoy! __________________ Intel SLBEJ @ 4GHz : 3x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600 : Asus P6X58 Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : XFX Radeon 5850 : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Swiftech Apogee XT : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLBEJ : SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com

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