Hi,

I'll be shopping for a new internet hard drive soon. I see lots of
posts here about SATA, RAID, IDE, etc drives. I'm just a desktop user
and there's no network. What kind of drive do I need to buy?

Thanks.

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Well SATA and RAID and IDE are all for "desktop users".No drives will be
labeled "internet drive" thats where all are used.If you will be running
RAID,
get two western digital SATA Raptor 80GB,they run at 10,000 rpm and carry
3 year warranty.If RAID isnt going to be set up,then it really doesnt matter,
western digital or maxtor.

"<*(((><{" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'll be shopping for a new internet hard drive soon. I see lots of
> posts here about SATA, RAID, IDE, etc drives. I'm just a desktop user
> and there's no network. What kind of drive do I need to buy?
>
> Thanks.
>
> <*((((><{
> (E-Mail Removed)
>

Fishy:

I suggest you list some of the specs of your PC. You may be buying a hard
drive such as SATA, and/or Raid configuration that cannot be supported by
your motherboard. But generally, an EIDE hard drive (WD, Maxtor, Seagate,
etc.) 100-300Gig, 7200RPM, 8M Buff will suffiice for general application.

DonSor


"Andrew E." wrote:

> Well SATA and RAID and IDE are all for "desktop users".No drives will be
> labeled "internet drive" thats where all are used.If you will be running
> RAID,
> get two western digital SATA Raptor 80GB,they run at 10,000 rpm and carry
> 3 year warranty.If RAID isnt going to be set up,then it really doesnt matter,
> western digital or maxtor.
>
> "<*(((><{" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'll be shopping for a new internet hard drive soon. I see lots of
> > posts here about SATA, RAID, IDE, etc drives. I'm just a desktop user
> > and there's no network. What kind of drive do I need to buy?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > <*((((><{
> > (E-Mail Removed)
> >

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:28:41 -0800, <*(((><{ wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'll be shopping for a new internet hard drive soon. I see lots of
> posts here about SATA, RAID, IDE, etc drives. I'm just a desktop user
> and there's no network. What kind of drive do I need to buy?
>
> Thanks.
>
> <*((((><{
> (E-Mail Removed)

What kind of hard drives does your motherboard support? If not sure, check
your system documentation or the system's specs at the manufacture's
website.

Does your motherboard and your case have space for an additional drive?
Since most desktop systems have a "blank" bay for additional drives, this
might seem like a silly thing to check. However, I have seen a few very
compact systems that did not have extra space for an additional drive.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

"<*(((><{" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I'll be shopping for a new internet hard drive soon. I see lots of
> posts here about SATA, RAID, IDE, etc drives. I'm just a desktop user
> and there's no network. What kind of drive do I need to buy?
>
> Thanks.
>
> <*((((><{
> (E-Mail Removed)

Since there's no such thing as an Internet Hard Drive, I think we've got
some confusion in the terms being used. A hard drive is a computer
component, and it's where your programs and data are stored. It really has
nothing to do with the internet. Is that what you're looking to buy? If so,
the type of drive you buy depends on the computer you have now, what it will
support, and what you need the new drive for. If you just need extra
storage, an external USB drive might be the best bet, but if you want to
replace your old drive with a new one, then you need to replace it with the
same type of drive, or at least one that the motherboard will support and
boot off of. Or you may want an extra internal drive, and then you need to
determine whether there's room inside the computer to mount an extra drive,
and if you have the proper connections for it.

On the other hand, I've known a great many people who call the whole
computer the "hard drive" and this leads to a lot of confusion. Is this
perhaps what you're wanting to buy?

If neither of those guesses is correct, then maybe you can elaborate a bit.

How do I find the motherboard configuration to see what kind of
hard drive to buy?

I've got an ATX case and a couple of extra empty bays.

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In the last exciting episode on Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:15:05 -0600,
Sharon F <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:28:41 -0800, <*(((><{ wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'll be shopping for a new internet hard drive soon. I see lots of
>> posts here about SATA, RAID, IDE, etc drives. I'm just a desktop user
>> and there's no network. What kind of drive do I need to buy?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> <*((((><{
>> (E-Mail Removed)
>
>What kind of hard drives does your motherboard support? If not sure, check
>your system documentation or the system's specs at the manufacture's
>website.
>
>Does your motherboard and your case have space for an additional drive?
>Since most desktop systems have a "blank" bay for additional drives, this
>might seem like a silly thing to check. However, I have seen a few very
>compact systems that did not have extra space for an additional drive.

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:42:12 -0800, <*(((><{ wrote:

> How do I find the motherboard configuration to see what kind of
> hard drive to buy?
>
> I've got an ATX case and a couple of extra empty bays.

Do you have a system manual? It should tell you what kind of drive you can
add.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

In message <#(E-Mail Removed)> Sharon F
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:42:12 -0800, <*(((><{ wrote:
>
>> How do I find the motherboard configuration to see what kind of
>> hard drive to buy?
>>
>> I've got an ATX case and a couple of extra empty bays.
>
>Do you have a system manual? It should tell you what kind of drive you can
>add.
>

It may not -- EIDE has been the standard for so long that it isn't
always spelled out.

--
A cheap shot is a terrible thing to waste.

On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 02:56:57 -0700, DevilsPGD wrote:
>
> It may not -- EIDE has been the standard for so long that it isn't
> always spelled out.

I guess it could go either way. The last two systems I had were home built.
Motherboard manuals had the info. The HP desktop before that had an
"upgrade" section in the manual that included an "add/replace hard drive"
section.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

In message <(E-Mail Removed)> Sharon F
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 02:56:57 -0700, DevilsPGD wrote:
>>
>> It may not -- EIDE has been the standard for so long that it isn't
>> always spelled out.
>
>I guess it could go either way. The last two systems I had were home built.
>Motherboard manuals had the info. The HP desktop before that had an
>"upgrade" section in the manual that included an "add/replace hard drive"
>section.

Most do, but they don't always spell out EIDE harddrives as the standard
-- Prior to 80 wire cables it was virtually never mentioned, and even
after 80 wire cables became popular, prior to SATA there was still
little reason to mention the controller.

How many power supplies do you see today that mention what type of cable
they use to connect to the wall outlet? -- Virtually none because it's
been a standard so long that nobody really remembers anything else.

--
If at first you do succeed, try not to look astonished.