Quick Question...

[connersdad19]

I just ordered this mother board...http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3839553&CatId=2541 and i need to know what hard drives are compatible...as i am pretty much a noob and doing my first build not sure what can be used with this board...on my old computer i have it has a 250 gb hd that is eide....will this hd fit on this mother board? i see where it says ide...not sure if the eide would work.

 

[cohen]

These are the specs

You have 1 IDE Port:

You have SATA Ports:

So i would recommend a SATA Hard Drive. I would recommend this one

 

[connersdad19]

thanks alot really helped me out..thanks again.

 

[cohen]

thanks alot really helped me out..thanks again.

no problems - anytime.

 

[G25r8cer]

The hdd that cohen recommended will work and is a good hdd. Sata are much faster than IDE and thats what you should use as your main hdd for the OS. You can use the IDE hdd that you have as a secondary drive to hold docs, music, and etc.

P.S. Good recommendation Cohen

 

[connersdad19]

The hdd that cohen recommended will work and is a good hdd. Sata are much faster than IDE and thats what you should use as your main hdd for the OS. You can use the IDE hdd that you have as a secondary drive to hold docs, music, and etc.

P.S. Good recommendation Cohen

ok that helps even more thanks alot.

 

[cohen]

The hdd that cohen recommended will work and is a good hdd. Sata are much faster than IDE and thats what you should use as your main hdd for the OS. You can use the IDE hdd that you have as a secondary drive to hold docs, music, and etc.

P.S. Good recommendation Cohen

Thanks - IDE you would use for a DVD drive.

 

[Cromewell]

Thanks - IDE you would use for a DVD drive.

I got an SATA DVD burner the other day, was only $30 CDN. PATA(IDE) really isn't needed anymore.

Also, if you had 2 of the same drive but one was SATA and the other was PATA, they would have the same performance. The SATA interface is faster but the drives can't use the full speed for sustained transfers.