Storage: difference between Ultra DMA-ATA 100 and SATA connections

by heb113 - 5/2/09 7:13 PM

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difference between Ultra DMA-ATA 100 and SATA connections

by heb113 - 5/2/09 7:13 PM

Howdie all.
I have a "very" old GW2K Solo 9300 VE laptop that I had upgraded my old 12gb hdd to a 40gb hdd a number of years ago.
While I'd love to buy a newer laptop, budgets are such now that it'll have to wait.
I can however get a larger hard drive, and have been reviewing the larger, and newer hard drives.
And yes-- I can hear your peanut gallery comments already, so just please stick with my question.
What is the difference in the connection interface between the old UltraDMA-ATA 100, and the new SATA connections?

I must be using the wrong search criteria because I can't find side by side comparison descriptions.
So, if you know of any websites that show the differences, those would work.
Thank you for your responses.

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Where have you looked ? Such info should be

by VAPCMD - 5/2/09 10:24 PM In reply to: difference between Ultra DMA-ATA 100 and SATA connections by heb113

readily available on the Seagate or Western Digital websites.

VAPCMD

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No research needed.

by R. Proffitt

- 5/3/09 5:35 AM In reply to: difference between Ultra DMA-ATA 100 and SATA connections by heb113

In laptops you can't swap between those so let's look at a list of what should work (given no OS and more.)

Since it's an older laptop I'd stick to drives under 127GB.

http://www.geeks.com/products_sc.asp?cat=414 shows a few 80GB drives for 60 and under.
Bob

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The difference is physical . . .

by Coryphaeus - 5/3/09 6:09 AM In reply to: difference between Ultra DMA-ATA 100 and SATA connections by heb113

The older IDE/ATA drives have a double row of twenty pins which includes power. SATA has a small connector and another separate power connector. The two drives are not interchangeable.

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Very difficult

by samkh - 5/3/09 7:09 AM In reply to: difference between Ultra DMA-ATA 100 and SATA connections by heb113

to go on without falling back to peanuts gallery with this computer:
http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/Solo_Series/P9300VE/p9300VEnv.shtml
http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/Solo_Series/P9300VE/p9300VE02.shtml

It's unwise to spend anymore on it without the upgrade part having a future. Why not buy an external USB drive to accommodate your growing storage? ...and make sure you follow all the sage advise about backups.

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