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How do you run an SATA hard drive on a computer that's based on PATA?
Sata is a different kind of disk. If your computer onlyhas a PATA drive connection you won't be able to run SATA. You should be able to find a SATA disk controller or upgrade your motherboard.
What is the purpose for the SATA-style power connector?
SATA power connector is a type of power cable with which we can provide Disks power from the mother board. SATA Power cables are connected from sata point on motherboard to the drive.
What should be checked in order when a new IDE hard drive is not recognized?
The SATA connector cable, or whatever connector cable you have from the drive to the motherboard.
What is the function of a PATA cable?
A sata cable connects a motherboard to a Sata hard drive. Modern power supplies have special chords made to power Sata hard drives where as old ones do not. Older computers have Eide cables to connect the motherboard to the hard drive.
What is the largest IDE hard drive for Intel D875PBZ motherboard?
The D875PBZ is fully LBA48 compliant, and supports both PATA and SATA drives. You can use the largest size hard drive available for either connection (probably 750 GB for PATA, 1.5 TB for SATA).
How is installing a PATA drive different from instaling a SATA drive?
I'm pretty sure for a PATA you have to set a jumper.
What is the different between formatting SATA hard disk drive and PATA hard disk drive?
There is difference between SATA and PATA HDD but no difference between the formatting..
Does the motherboard determine what hard drive to install?
To some extent yes, the motherboard does indeed determine what kind of hard drive to install. Most modern motherboards will have SATA ports for the hard drives. The SATA ports are small in size and are usually labeled as SATA1-SATA4 or however many the motherboard has. You can read it right on the board. Older motherboards, however, used to use PATA or IDE hard drives (PATA & IDE are the same thing but with two different names). An IDE port on a motherboard is about 3-4 times the size of a SATA port. The really old boards may not have the IDE port labeled, but most other motherboards will have the letters IDE (or PATA) written next to the IDE port. If you're referring to a motherboard from the last 5-7 years, the chances are that it has SATA ports. The best thing to do is to look at the motherboard.
What is the difference between a serial and a sata hard drive?
A serial hard drive is the same as a SATA hard drive. SATA is Serial ATA, and PATA is Parallel ATA.
Where do the plugs inside the desktop for the CD hard drive go?
If it's a SATA connector, in one of the SATA ports. If it's a ribbon cable (commonly called IDE cable, but that's incorrect), into the IDE connector on the Motherboard. (that's properly named)
What is the difference between sata DVD writer and pata DVD writer?
Differences between PATA and SATA hardrive are most visible in regards to the cables. A PATA hard drive has what is called a ribbon cable which is kind of big compared to the small SATA cable. The PATA ribbon cable has 40 pins that connect to the hard drive and/or motherboard whereas the SATA cable only has 7 pins allowing for the computer as a whole to be much cooler due to more empty space inside it for air to flow more freely. Also, I believe that the SATA drives are faster than IDE or PATA, especially if it is a SATA III which can transfer at speeds up to 6 gbs/per second.
What is a sata drive connector?
First some Background....SATA Drive Connector.Serial Advanced Technology Attachment is the newest(and fastest) form of Data wiring for computers. The older style, PATA (Parallel ATA) or IDE was a bit bulky and cumbersome. SATA is much slimmer and faster than PATA.Now for your question....The SATA Drive Connector is most likely used for either or both Hard Drives and CD/DVD-ROMs. It is coming to be the new standard for all motherboards.
