What is difference between Pata hard disk and sata hard disk?
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PATA is Parallel ATA, and uses a large flat ribbon cable to send, well, a parallel signal to and from the hard drive.\nSATA is Serial ATA, and does the same thing but with a serial signal.  it allows faster data transfer with less connections resulting in lower voltage and a much smaller cable.  \nSATA is a newer technology than PATA and is faster, requires less power, and is still up for further enhancement.  PATA, while still used, is more than likely not going to advance further than it currently is.
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You need to check the user manual whether your system supports SATA. FYI you need different interface on the motherboard in order to use SATA hdds
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You might need to click on F6 during the installation of Windows XP in order to load in the SATA chipset driver at the first place so your SATA drive could be recognized.\n\nThe only happens on the first generation of SATA drive. For SATA II drive, no driver load in is required as like old PATA drive.
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Try this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk
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From your question, I don't find any problem on it. Your disk is working fine. Things to take note - when installing new hard drive, especially SATA disk, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP requires additional driver to help it read the hard disk's chipset.\n\nIf you self-assembled your system, you should notice there's a floppy drive/driver CD OEM from your motherboard supplier. Install the driver while your SATA disk still attached. Use the User's Manual to guide yourself when installing the driver. Make sure you successfully install the driver. After wards, everything will be fine.\n\nIf you bought your system from the vendor, there's a bit different. They should equip you with software/drivers/documentation for your self-keeping. If you are missing any of these, please consult your vendor. Perhaps you may request them to configure the SATA for you - with a little charge of course!\n\nHope this help.
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The difference between the cables is primarily their size. Of course, SATA cables go with SATA drives and "IDE" cables go on an PATA/IDE drives.\n \nSATA cables are much smaller and thinner and connect easier than PATA cables do. PATA/IDE cables are flat and ribbon like.\n\nSee what they look like here:\n\nSATA: http://images.google.com/images?q=sata%20cable&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&percentage_served=100&sa=N&tab=wi\n\nIDE:\n\nhttp://images.google.com/images?q=ide%20cable&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&percentage_served=100&sa=N&tab=wi
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SATA is best right now for gaming and speed. A SATA PULL if probably used and means it was pulled from a used PC, but still works.\nIDE is also good and can be fast but is "Kinda" older technology.\nSATA is a small plug on motherboards, and IDE is the big flat one.\nI hope this is simple enough.
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no, it's not worth. the difference between IDE (ATA-6) and SATA is that little, so you wouldn't see any performance improvement.
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ATA (IDE EIDE), SCSI, SATA\n\nThe link at wiki will give you more.
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Nope, if windows XP doesnt recognise the raid you will need to d/ownload the drives. If you don't have the drivers windows will not recognise teh drive. You need to do a search on google for the Sata drivers, if its on board try looking on the Motherboards manfacturers website.
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it depends on the motherboard.  find out the manufacturer and model number, then go to it's website for tech specs.  usually its ide or sata but you never know...
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Connection Type- EIDE, SATA 1.5, or SATA 3. Which do you have?\nSize- How much space you need to have?\nBuffer- How big is the memory buffer\nRotations- The higher, the faster it retrieves data, and the more heat it generates.\nRAID- Going to keep your other one? If so do you have enough slots ready?\nBrand- Is it a trusted brand. This isnt very important, but some have a better reputation
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You can't "make" a hard drive an SATA2 drive.  It either was SATA2 when you bought it, or it wasn't.  You're talking about RAID 0, which can be done with either SATA1 or SATA2 drives.\n\nRAID will make a definite difference in throughput, but those weren't fast drives to begin with.  I'd recommend you spend $95 on a drive that's almost 3 times as big, and roughly 3x as fast: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140  Then, just use the Maxtor as either a spare drive, or as additionaly storage space.
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I suspect that you are using eide drive now as sata drives are fairly new. Just look at the existing hard drive and if it uses a wide ribbon cable to connect to the motherboard you use old style ide/pata if it has small connectors with small cables it is sata.
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Its not that easy:\nOn your motherboard, you might have two IDE connectors (the name of the connectors used to connect the Hard Disks to the motherboard - you can also have SCSI, which is faster). And on each IDE cable connecting to the IDE connectors, you might have two connectors for a master and a slave.\nMake sure that the hard disk you want to use to boot is configured as the primary master (using jumpers beside the power connectors on the hard disk), and the new hard disk is configured as secondary master, or any slave.\nStart your computer, and (I am assuming that you are using Win XP), partition and format your new hard drive (You can do this by going through Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management)\n\nPlease, if you don't have basic technical skills, I suggest you ask a technician to help you install the hard drive.\n(SCSI and external Hard Drives are easier to install and use.)
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The EIDE  interface is rated at 133 MB per second while the SATA interface is rated for 150 MB per second. The second generation of SATA (SATA II) is rated for 300 MB per second.\n\nThe physical difference is the usage of a smaller cable that allows for easier routing in the case and better air flow. The logical difference is the speed with which the hard drive can talk to the rest of the computer.\n\nhttp://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=IDE
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Follow the steps below, one of which should help\n\n1st: Check the data cable to see if there is a pinhole through one wire and/or if the connections are colour coded,(blue to controller, grey in middle to slave, black on end to master).  If it does, set both drives to cable select, with the one to be master at the end (both drives on the same cable).\n\n2nd: If the cable is a regular PATA cable, remove the old HDD, set new drive to master, and re-install the OS.  If this works, connect the old HDD as slave.\n\n3rd: check again in BIOS for the correct booth sequence.\n\nHope this help.