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Depending on your need for your laptop, if you are looking for a budget build I would suggest a Sata drive, if you want a bit of speed I would recommend a ssd drive.
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How does one convert a IDE hard drive to a SATA hard drive?
You cannot do that. SATA and IDE are not compatible. What you can do is to buy special expension card which can work with SATA drives. For instance, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124022
Does the Dell Latitude D600 support SATA hard drives?
Only if you ive up the DVD drive and buy a special caddy that supports a second hard drive. These caddies come in IDE and SATA flavors. If you buy the SATA, then it will take a SATA drive. Not sure thoough if the BIOS would allow you to boot off this 2nd HD though !
Where can one buy a new Sata drive?
If you are looking for a Sata drive, you can try going to Best Buy or Circuit City. They can both give you information on the best for you. You can also try the New Egg website.
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
Transfer files from IDE Hardisk to SATA?
It depends on the hardware you have. if you have only SATA in your computer you can buy an IDE to USB external case then you can install the IDE drive into the case for an extra drive or backup
How do I do this I need to pull my files programs pictures ect from my old laptop to my new laptop my problem is that my original laptop the screen has been cracked and I can't see the screen?
Option 1: There should be a monitor port on the back of the laptop. It's a blue plug. Take a monitor from a desktop computer and plug it into the blue port on the laptop. Then turn your laptop on. You will be able to see your laptop screen on the desktop monitor. Then save your files to a CD or flash drive. Option 2: If you don't have a blue monitor port on the laptop you will need to pull the hard drive out of the laptop and buy a hard drive 2.5" (Either SATA or IDE) to USB adapter then you can plug the hard drive into another computer and read the files, copy them, etc.. This option should be carried out by a technically savy person or computer tech.
Are SATA drives USB drives?
SATA (Serial ATA) drives are normal drives that use the SATA interface when connecting to a PC. A SATA cable is used to bridge the gap between the drive and the computers motherboard and a separate cable is used to provide power to the drive.USB, in a similar way to SATA, refers to an interface. It is possible to use a USB cable to connect a SATA drive to a USB port but only if you use an appropriate SATA-USB adapter.Most, if not all, external hard-drive kits, which may be sold as 'USB hard-drives', will contain a SATA drive inside a drive caddy with a USB cable connecting it to the PC. The caddy will already have the SATA-USB adapter built into it, negating the need to go and buy one yourself.Please don't try and wedge a USB cable straight into the back of a SATA drive as it will no doubt cause damage.
Where could one buy portable hard drives for a laptop?
Portable hard drives, sometimes called an external hdd are available from places like Amazon, Target, Walmart, eBay, Best Buy, Fry's Electronics, Newegg and Tiger Direct. Portable hdd are getting to be less expensive these days, even 1tb models.
What drive do I need to replace my DVD drive in my HP Pavilion DV5 laptop?
You just need to buy a laptop dvd drive, it will work.
How can you get a DVD drive -for PC-DVDs- without getting a new computer?
buy a DVD drive and swap the one you have for the new one. make sure you buy the correct interface, IDE ATA or SATA. Best way to check is the opent he computer and look at the data cable going into the Cd drive, a flat ribbon like cable is IDE ATA, a slender cable is SATA, I highly doubt any computer with a CD drive would be SATA. Go with an IDE ATA DVD drive.
Where can one buy a 24 Sata hard drive?
24 bay SATA storage server hard drives can be bought on eBay. The online company Servercase also has new 24 SATA hard drives as does Thinkmate, at a considerably greater cost.
Should you buy an iPad and a cheaper laptop computer or a convertible tablet like the hp tm2?
you should buy the ipad and cheap laptop.
