There are two main different types of external cases.
PATA and SATA.
The polder drives that take the big flat cable and bog molex 4 pin
power connector are PATA.
The one you describe is an SATA drive.
The PATA are what used to be called IDE drives.
So you want a SATA external enclosure.
Thank you for this timely response. I wanted to order one tonight.
But I didn't want to waste time by getting the wrong one. Now that
you've brought it up, I do remember the drives I used to use where
IDE drives. I've heard the ones used now called ATA, but also heard a
bunch of other
IDE==ATA==PATA - different from SATA.
But if you can hold out, USB3 should arrive by the end of the year and
will be faster than both.
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SATA=Serial ATA (PATA is parallel).
The new version of SATA has been ratified at 6 gigabits/second (gbs)as
well; no reason to wait for USB3. The new SAS (serial SCSI) is also 6
gbs. How is USB faster?
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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IDE==ATA==PATA - different from SATA.
Thank you for this timely response. I wanted to order one tonight.
But I didn't want to waste time by getting the wrong one. Now that
you've brought it up, I do remember the drives I used to use where
IDE drives. I've heard the ones used now called ATA, but also heard a
bunch of other things as
And PATA is dying.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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ATA and IDE are the same...so then it's just PATA or SATA.
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SATA=Serial ATA (PATA is parallel).
The new version of SATA has been ratified at 6 gigabits/second (gbs)as
well; no reason to wait for USB3. The new SAS (serial SCSI) is also 6
gbs. How is USB faster?
It's not faster. In real-time, USB gives less than half the reported speeds.
Can you
I am not sure any computer manufactures make systems that use them much.
On the last system I built even the DVD/CDR's are all SATA interfaced.
Stewart
At 10:50 AM 5/29/2009, you wrote:
And PATA is dying.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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ATA and IDE are the same...so then
Mostly what I have used is SATS to USB enclosures or adapters to run.
I do not have many systems that have eSATA plug ins on my system and
I have not added a card for it yet.
It is supposed to be pretty much.
I have done a lot of swapping with the USB drives but I usually stop
services to
If it does, it would be 2.4gbits per second. I haven't seen any real world
speed tests of USB3..have you?
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 8:58 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote:
SATA=Serial ATA (PATA is parallel).
The new version of SATA has been ratified at 6 gigabits/second (gbs)as
well; no
Thanks for the assurance and the link. I ended up getting this one:
Antec MX-100 3.5-Inch USB Aluminum Enclosure for SATA Hard Drive
Electronics; $31.24
Good to know I can buy an adapter if it's the wrong one.
Jeff M
On May 29, 2009, at 8:48 AM, b_s-wilk wrote:
Thank you for
I've got an external case for 3 1/5 drives, but the area where you
plug in the drive is a large 3 plug. The latest drives I want to use
have 2 plugs, one about 1 1/2 and the other about 1. And then of
course the little side plug that goes on the mounting bracket.
My question is, when
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