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How do you get a sata hard drive to work on a PC that only supports ide hard drives what method would be best for drive and PC speed?
get a sata ide raid card
Can you install an operating system to an external hard drive and install it internally afterward?
yes you can and i know because i did it this will only work if your computer supports SATA drives 1. buy a vantec external hard drive 2. use the SATA plug that comes with it to plug it in 3. restart your computer to enter the setup 4. install onto your hard drive CAUTION make sure you dont overwrite your computer hard drive then your done you can then remove the HD from the case with a screwdriver and install it into your computer
What is the difference between Sata and ESata?
SATA and eSATA are electonically the same, but the construction of the cables and the terminals is different. The major difference between the two is that SATA is designed for use inside a computer system while eSATA is for use externally.
What is an ATAPI that uses a narrow more reliable cable?
That sounds like a SATA device. SATA cables only use 6-7 wires. ATAPI is the standard for devices other than hard drives that also use the ATA command set and signals. Nearly all DVD burners, like most internal hard drives, use SATA these days. There is also SCSI Attached Storage (SAS), and it uses SATA cables and is electrically compatible with SATA, though with a different command set. There is no SAS DVD burner yet, but that is okay, since SATA devices will work with an SAS controller. The compatibility is only one way, meaning that while SATA devices work on SAS controllers, you cannot install a SAS drive with a SATA-only port.
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.
Is 2.5inch hard drive sata 3.0 backward compatible with sata 1.5?
Yes. SATA drives and controllers are backwards and forwards-compatible. However, a 3.0 drive attached to a 1.5 controller will only run at 1.5 speed.
What are the advantages of an IDE hard drive?
The only advantage of using a IDE hard drive is maximum compatibility. It appears that SATA hard drives have a lot more advantages than an IDE hard drive.
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 !
What kind of harddrive does Windows xp have?
Windows XP does not "have" a hard drive. The hard drive is a part of the computer, not Windows XP. Windows XP supports only IDE drives natively, although OEMs can also include drivers to support SATA drives.
What is the difference between 'sata' and 'ata' hard disk drives?
ATA = Advanced Technology Attachment and has speeds of up to 133 Mbps. Has a 40 pin connector. SATA = Serial ATA. Smaller connections and higher data speeds. See the attached link for a webpage with more info.The SATA host adapter is integrated into almost all modern computers. The difference is sata is 7 pin connectoe and ata is 40-44 pin
You installed a SATA 500G hard drive but the motherboard only allows 137G How do you change this?
You may be able to update the bios or install a driver from the drive manufacturers website.
How i install Windows XP if during setup i cant create new particulars and it only shows up with 1 particular 13gb and no hard driveharddrive is 500gbSATA-2when finish says press C-A-D to restart?
XP doesn't seem to be recognizing the sata drive for installation. Check the documentation for your motherboard and install the sata driver when prompted for other SCSI drivers during installation. In addition to the above question,- the computer when restarted will continue to come up with a black screen asking you to restart it, i know that SATA hard drives need a driver for xp is this the problem? if so why can it still copy all the folders onto the computer?
