$60 HD upgrade,what do you recommend

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I want to get a new HD for $60 or less.I currently have a maxtor 2b020h1 20GB IDE drive.Its geting close to being filled up.My motherboard is a intel D845PT.Here is the PDF on it,130 pages.
http://premioinc.com/pc/manuals/mb/845BG/845bg.pdf
I want to upgrade to a sata 3.0 .I don't relly know much about what to look for in HDs.Except the size,GB size,& rpm speed.If I can run a sata,can I still run the old HD with it?I got the storage room for a 2nd hd,but don't know how they would act being 2 different types running together.

These are the HDs im looking at right now:
$40:Hitachi 0F10381 Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200RPM, 16MB, SATA-3G
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6091097&CatId=139

$45:Western Digital WD5000AADS Caviar Green Hard Drive - 500GB, SATA-3G, 32MB, Intellipower
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5203717&CatId=139

$40:Western Digital WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB, SATA-300
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2795126&CatId=139

$55:Western Digital WD5001AALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200 rpm, 32MB, SATA-3G
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4914330&CatId=139

$60:Seagate 7200.12 ST3750528AS Barracuda Hard Drive - 750GB, 7200rpm, 32MB, Serial ATA-300
http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4813792&CatId=139
 
Ok now I know I can't run both.And now know I need to get a IDE to SATA converter adapter.
What is a good quailty adapter?I noticed alot are junk from reviews I read.
What would the adapter & a sata cable run me?
Which of the hdds I listed would you reccomend?
 
SslagleZ28 said:
for $60 go with the seagate, its all I use and never had a problem
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Same here,Id choose the Seagate too.

Ive had a 400GB WD Black Fail on me,A Samsung 1TB fail aswell.

This may sound like im a fanboy or something,But ive never had any Seagates fail on me yet,my 120GB IDE drive is pushing 5 years nearly and still going strong.:)
 
Im going to get the seagate.
Found this card adapter for $9 and comes with a sata cable.
http://cgi.ebay.com/PCI-IDE-SATA-RA...=Laptop_Adapters_Chargers&hash=item2a0bf97e32
Will it work right?I feel like a dumb beep asking,but how do I hook it up?
Do I just plug the sata cable to one on the card,then other end to sata cable to hdd & plug a p4power plug to the hd?Or do I do that,then have to plug the slave IDE ribbon to the card?I don't have a jumper.

I just want to make sure everything is the right size,have all the hookups,& hooked up correctly.From how I am looking at it,I can run both hdds.Correct me if im wrong.
 
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