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SATA hard drive installation
Replies: 12Last Post June 26 6:35pm by mtguy8787
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We're installing a SATA hard drive on our computer, and we're thinking it's too new for our 10 year old computer.

Our old hard drive used a huge flat gray wire connector, and our new one doesn't have a place for that. The wires that came with it we can't find a place to plug them in.

Our old hard drive was 80 GB, and our new hard drive is 500 GB. :/

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Your old drive uses IDE

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Must we return it?

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You probably she get a new computer.

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You should probably return the drive.

If your really desperate I think ( but I won't swear) they have a PCI card you can plug in to use it. I can't tell you how much it would cost you however.

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Quote: from pclueless92 at 8:38 pm on June 17, 2009

You probably she get a new computer.

We're not made of money.

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There might be an adapter for sata - ide but im not sure if they're any good etc, might want to wait for someone else.

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god, i wonder when the last parallel cable HDD was made.

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Quote: from yoshiness at 8:37 pm on June 17, 2009

Must we return it?

No, but you will have to buy a SATA controller.  

This one is cheap, but limited to 1.5Gb/s.  But you shouldn't notice much of a difference if you could run 3.0Gb/s anyway.

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=CL-SL3114&cpc=SCH

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Returning the disc and saving to buy a new computer is a more cost effective option than trying to upgrade a 10 year old computer in any manner, assuming it still mostly has components from 1999 in it.

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Quote: from Macropiper at 2:27 am on June 18, 2009

Returning the disc and saving to buy a new computer is a more cost effective option than trying to upgrade a 10 year old computer in any manner, assuming it still mostly has components from 1999 in it.

Probably the best idea.  Just get a cheap new PC.

This is under $300, but would be a far step up from what you have.  I'm not a fan of the brand, but it would still get the job done.

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Quote: from pegger21 at 8:43 pm on June 17, 2009

god, i wonder when the last parallel cable HDD was made.

? lol its not over yet they are still makeing them

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Like someone said, you need a IDE-to-SATA controller, which run 15-25 bucks.

But a 10 year old computer is really, really old.


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