hi all ..could really use some help
im thinking of installing a single sata harddrive to replace my run of the mill hard drive but i really dont know where to start or is it a worthwhile upgrade all i do know is that i have two ports on my motherboard saying sata1 and sata2 so i take it that its compatable :-| :-| :-|
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Jump to PostYou should not have any problems.
Make sure you have a SATA driver disk (floppy) available.
Check the CD that came with your motherboard...What OS are you using?
Do you plan a fresh install or are you going to try and clone your old hard drive to …
Jump to PostCopy them to a floppy. When prompted to 'Press F6 to load drivers' during the installation of XP, pop in the floppy.
Jump to PostNo, a SATA does not increase your system's speed to any degree at all. For browsing tasks you would not notice the difference, for games at best you will get a marginal reduction in load times.
Current generation SATA drives are bugger all better than modern IDE drives.
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