Emil,
> the Sata drive is an advanced technology that will replace the
> older IDE drives.
And technically already has, the last two computer I bought have SATA.
I remember when I learned that these serial devices, i.e. USB and
SATA, etc are faster then parallel.
> It is faster and promises even more speed,
I never assume that promises like that will be fulfilled.
> comes in the same physical sizes
Yes, I had a good look at the one in my Dell. And I actually installed
one of my IDE drives as a second drive.
> but it has a very different connector and cannot be substituted.
Someone said that they thought that the SATA connector is more
fragile. I didn't really think that the old connector was so great,
especially early on. It was possible to plug it in backwards. It
didn't cause any harm but I had to turn it around. Finally they put
the notch and bump on the connector.
>
> Also sata has a vastly big difference how it connects or works on the
> MotherBoard.
Yes, I didn't actually look at the board end very much. The computer
is a bit dark there on the mobo.
> Connecting multiple drives has become easier and does away with
> the master/slave issue. The Motherboard must be Sata capable.
Yes, and that's one reason that sales won't be as good as if people
could replace their old drives with the new ones.
> Some newer Computers come with an external Sata port for
> connecting to Sata external hard drives.
I'd guess that will be down the line aways.
> They will also work from USB ports only with Sata hard drive
> cases, but for the full benefits they much be connected to a Sata
> port. Hope this helps.
OH, so I guess the externals that I have may not be SATA.
Jim
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