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yes you can. at least in most cases. if you look on your motherboard (the biggest component of any computer internally), you'll see there is 2 (or 3)rectangular boxes right next to each other. that would be the hard disk/floppy disk bank. from each of the rectangles, there's a cord with a certain amount of pins. on each cord, there's (usually) 2 plugs that you can plug a hard disk or cd/dvd-rom into. there you have it.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoYes. There aren't jumpers on SATA drives like on PATA (IDE). You just need to make sure you plug them into the correct SATA ports.
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Maximum Hdd's on motherboard with 4 SATA and IDE controler?
You can only have 1 Sata HDD per Sata connector, however on IDE you can have 2 IDE, 1 set to master the other to Slave or if supported both set to CSS (Cable Select). So you can have 4 Sata HDD and 2 IDE HDD per IDE channel. One thing you need to be aware of is your Power Supply. Make sure it is capable of handling such a load or you will get write errors on the Drives. Hope that helps.
Computer won't boot says Boot Failure press any key to continue?
I have that problem too. 1st check your SATA n' power cable to HDD, okay? Then go to BIOS n' see if your HDD is being detected, yes or no? Even after that it does not show your HDD, try to put that HDD in your friends PC. If it worked then problem with wires. Replace SATA n' power cable with new one. If even in his computer it gave error than you have to buy a new HDD.
What are the five principle bus lines and how are they different from one another?
bus symtem sata
Can you swap a circuit board from one hdd to another?
yes if are of same value but maybe if there close
What is the purpose of a SATA enclosure?
A SATA enclosure is a way to use a hard drive externally. One can remove a hard drive and store it on the enclosure which can connect to another computer where its files can be viewed.
Can a PS3 hard drive be used as a external hard drive?
Yes. all your PS3 Hard drive is, is most probably a laptop Drive, and is most definitely SATA. you will need to buy a HDD Enclosure/Caddy relevant to your drive, either 3.5 SATA OR 2.5 SATA. i would sway towards 2.5 over 3.5 i highly doubt it has a desktop drive in there. anyway once you have one of those you can format the drive and just use it as an external :). although the £30 your gonna spend on an enclosure and the hassle of formatting it id say just go to PC World and buy an external HDD for aboiut £50
How to connect two hard drives and a dvdcdrw?
Check the motherboard. You can connect two drives to a single parallel cable. Most traditional motherboards have two IDE sockets and you can run a maximum of four drives. (one cable per socket, two drives per cable) but you need to configure the drives with jumpers as "primary" and "slave". Many of the newer motherboards have a "SATA" (Serial ATA) socket or some combination of SATA and IDE but you'd have to use a SATA drive with a SATA cable to use the SATA socket.
How were slave transported from one county to another?
ho do you get tranceported to one county to another ?
Is a CD rom faster than SATA?
yes it is because you would need another CD ROM to match that one
What are the disadvantages of SATA?
No disadvantage one disadvantage is that you can't use it in an IDE only box. --- Sata drives can be used in an IDE only computer using a cheap sata to IDE reversible interface. IDE<>SATA SATA<>IDE Another disadvantage is that serial devices driven at high speed can be subject to interferrance if the cable length is too long. This is not unique to SATA (IDE suffers from this too) But until an alternative system such as Fibre optics cable is introduced it will limit lead length. ---
How did people in slave communities help one another?
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What's the difference between IDE and SATA hard drives?
The simple answer? Not much. The truth is SATA and IDE devices use mostly the same components and logic. The biggest difference is the interface: the IDE standard uses ribbon cables with flat, wide connectors that allow more than one drive (a "master" and a "slave") to be connected at the same time. The SATA standard uses a smaller connector with a more narrow cable that allows only one device per channel (read "plug"). SATA will, however, perform better in RAID applications. As IDE is an aging technology, it is wise to buy SATA devices for most future purchases.
