Hard disk

JohnephSi · 25-12-2007, 09:45 PM

Hi guys iam planning 2 buy a hard disk of 80 GB or 120 GB for my budget of Rs 3000. Plz tell me the best option for it . Plz relll me how 2 my current hard disk whrthr is it sata or ata . Iam a newbie abt this

zyberboy · 25-12-2007, 09:51 PM

go for segate 320gb cost rs 3500/-
which is ur mobo?

JohnephSi · 25-12-2007, 09:59 PM

Is it sata or pata.Plz rell me how 2 my current hard disk whrthr is it sata or pata . Iam a newbie abt this

ravi_9793 · 25-12-2007, 10:08 PM

If U are using this cable to connect ur hard disk ..than it is PATA.

And if U are using this cable to connect ur hard disk , than it is SATA:

gaurav_indian · 25-12-2007, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnephSi

Hi guys iam planning 2 buy a hard disk of 80 GB or 120 GB for my budget of Rs 3000. Plz tell me the best option for it . Plz relll me how 2 my current hard disk whrthr is it sata or ata . Iam a newbie abt this

You can get at least 250gb hdd within 3000 Rs.

JohnephSi · 25-12-2007, 10:15 PM

Is there any issue 4 compatibility of the hard disk with the motherboard

Is there any issue 4 da noncompatibility of the hard disk with the motherboard

gaurav_indian · 25-12-2007, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnephSi

Is there any issue 4 compatibility of the hard disk with the motherboard

Is there any issue 4 da noncompatibility of the hard disk with the motherboard

yes.Which motherboard do u have?

JohnephSi · 25-12-2007, 10:35 PM

VIA mother board . It is 2 yrs old

I hope it is pata from the above pictures

VIA mother board . It is 2 yrs old

I hope it is pata from the above pictures

thepirateboy · 25-12-2007, 10:36 PM

its pata...go for segate 250 GB pata harddisk costs around 3k

JohnephSi · 25-12-2007, 11:08 PM

How can i check 4 compatibility with my motherboard

How can i check 4 compatibility with my motherboard

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dOm1naTOr · 25-12-2007, 11:16 PM

Surelly every mobo 2 yrs old support pata HDDs. U can get a 250Gb pata HDD from Segate, Hitachi etc for some 2.5~2.7k.
No more to think bout compatibility. u can go for it.

How are u able to double post???for me itll always merge within 1min

JohnephSi · 25-12-2007, 11:50 PM

When i talk with1 of our computer store they told me that 80 gb cost arnd 2.5k .How come this 1. It means that any hard disk space will b compatible with any motherboard

When i talk with1 of our computer store they told me that 80 gb cost arnd 2.5k .How come this 1. It means that any hard disk space will b compatible with any motherboard

gaurav_indian · 26-12-2007, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnephSi

When i talk with1 of our computer store they told me that 80 gb cost arnd 2.5k .How come this 1. It means that any hard disk space will b compatible with any motherboard

When i talk with1 of our computer store they told me that 80 gb cost arnd 2.5k .How come this 1. It means that any hard disk space will b compatible with any motherboard

You have a nice way of bumping thread.Post the same thing twice.

JohnephSi · 26-12-2007, 12:29 AM

Plz help me out i ve 2 buy 2day

gaurav_indian · 26-12-2007, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnephSi

Plz help me out i ve 2 buy 2day

Where do u live?And buy 250gb pata.It comes in your budget.

JohnephSi · 26-12-2007, 12:31 AM

I live in Manipur. Will any pata hard disk b compatible with any motherboard

gaurav_indian · 26-12-2007, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnephSi

I live in Manipur. Will any pata hard disk b compatible with any motherboard

Yes lol.Newer motherboards doesnt support pata as far as i know.But your motherboard is 2 years older.So no problem.

JohnephSi · 26-12-2007, 12:47 AM

Which one is costlier pata or sata

When i talk with1 of our computer store they told me that 80 gb cost arnd 2.5k .How come this 1.

Which brand is the best

Is it needed that the new hdd shud b of 7200 rpm sinilar with the previous 1

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gaurav_indian · 26-12-2007, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnephSi

Which one is costlier pata or sata

When i talk with1 of our computer store they told me that 80 gb cost arnd 2.5k .How come this 1.

Which brand is the best

Is it needed that the new hdd shud b of 7200 rpm sinilar with the previous 1

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i think he is fooling you.
You can go for seagate,wester digital,hitachi.I will prefer Wester Digital.And yes go for 7200 RPM.

Kenshin · 26-12-2007, 12:58 AM

HEy...i also wanna ask one ques on harddisk....I hv 915 board so its SATA....can I buy a SATA2 drive and install....I think it will work at sata speeds instead of sata2...Is it true ..