What's the difference and when did it happen?

[Ed Cregger]

I have a Dell Dimension 4550 2.8 GHz, 32-bit, P4 machine that I really like.
I've owned newer machines, but none seem any faster than this old Dell.

I need to add a larger hard drive for music apps and production, so the
drive needs to be direct, not USB or Firewire. The latest drives I have are
labeled as SATA drives. I suspect that my old Dell uses IDE drives. Is there
a way that I could make the new drives work with the old computer while
retaining the speed of both? TIA

Ed Cregger

 

[Bill]

I have a Dell Dimension 4550 2.8 GHz, 32-bit, P4 machine that I really like.
I've owned newer machines, but none seem any faster than this old Dell.

I need to add a larger hard drive for music apps and production, so the
drive needs to be direct, not USB or Firewire. The latest drives I have are
labeled as SATA drives. I suspect that my old Dell uses IDE drives. Is there
a way that I could make the new drives work with the old computer while
retaining the speed of both? TIA

Ed Cregger

Not quite sure what you're asking but the largest IDE drive out that
I know of is:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148133

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3750640A 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE
Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive

750GB not large enough for what your doing?

Or are you wanting an adapter to make a SATA drive on a PATA
controller?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812206001

BTW, I've used neither of these devices.

Bill

 

[RS]

install sata card, i bought one because it had firewire and usb 2.0 ports
..then you can attatch a couple a 500 gb internal sata drives .that enough
room?

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[John Weiss]

I have a Dell Dimension 4550 2.8 GHz, 32-bit, P4 machine that I really like.
I've owned newer machines, but none seem any faster than this old Dell.

I need to add a larger hard drive for music apps and production, so the drive
needs to be direct, not USB or Firewire. The latest drives I have are labeled
as SATA drives. I suspect that my old Dell uses IDE drives. Is there a way
that I could make the new drives work with the old computer while retaining
the speed of both? TIA

Buy a SATA adapter card to go into a PCI slot in your computer.

Also, if that adapter has ESATA (External SATA), you can put your HD in an ESATA
external enclosure, and retain the ability to move it between machines. ESATA
is [almost] as fast as the basic internal SATA.

 

[Ed Cregger]

I have a Dell Dimension 4550 2.8 GHz, 32-bit, P4 machine that I really
like. I've owned newer machines, but none seem any faster than this old
Dell.

I need to add a larger hard drive for music apps and production, so the
drive needs to be direct, not USB or Firewire. The latest drives I have
are labeled as SATA drives. I suspect that my old Dell uses IDE drives.
Is there a way that I could make the new drives work with the old
computer while retaining the speed of both? TIA

Buy a SATA adapter card to go into a PCI slot in your computer.

Also, if that adapter has ESATA (External SATA), you can put your HD in an
ESATA external enclosure, and retain the ability to move it between
machines. ESATA is [almost] as fast as the basic internal SATA.

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Thanks, John and everyone else that answered. Much appreciated.


Ed Cregger

 

[DaveW]

You cannot get the speed of an SATA drive in a computer that uses the older
slower IDE controllers.

 

[spodosaurus]

You cannot get the speed of an SATA drive in a computer that uses the older
slower IDE controllers.

You're a complete ****wit.

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