SATA vs EIDE, huh?

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kolbergk

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My Dell Dimension 8400 has a clicking SATA hard drive that goes blue screen on me. I went and bought a new HD, but it's an EIDE. I havn't opened the box yet. What is the difference between the two? Will it work as well, or should I return it? Thanks!
 
They are completely different types of I/O. You're Dell will most likely have a free EIDE that you could use, but because it is set up to boot from SATA, and also SATA drives are better and about the same price, I would take it back for a SATA if it's not too much trouble.
 
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