quick HDD question

[stishdr]

what's the difference between Ultra ATA and Serial ATA? how do i know if my motherboard can use one or the other?

 

[ckfordy]

what's the difference between Ultra ATA and Serial ATA? how do i know if my motherboard can use one or the other?

ultra ata is pata and serial ata is sata. give us a link to your motherboard and we can tell you what your motherboard supports.

 

[b182tm]

PATA uses 40 or 80 pin, and SATA uses 7 pin connectors. Also, SATA is faster, and outperforms PATA. HDD 101

 

[stishdr]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1547347&Tab=2&NoMapp=0

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1552340&Tab=2&NoMapp=0

those are the 2 motherboards. thanks for the help on what they use.

 

[diduknowthat]

both motherboards can use both

 

[stishdr]

so if the ultra and serial work, i would need to find either of those in a ATA-100/133-(SLI board) right? But i can't seem to find anything under Serial ATA-150? thanks.