here is one: only 20GB.
Will this one work?
http://discountechnology.com/Seagate-20GB-Ultra-ATA-100-IDE-Hard-Drive-ST320014A?sc=2&category=5548
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 12:30 AM, Michael Havens <
bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
> i need too look closer... it is a lap top drive. Darn!
>
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> On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 12:27 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> how about this drive:
>>
>>
>> http://www.google.com/products/catalog?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=ide+hard+drive&oe=utf-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=7836135078448000879&sa=X&ei=vqrITpTSDqOyiQKi4837Dw&ved=0CLwBEPICMAM
>>
>> it is only 80 gb. Is that too big?
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 12:15 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I gave up on the external hd aspirations because my mobo probably won't
>>> boot a USB. You say that older mobos have problems recognizing larger
>>> disks.... 160 gb is probably one of those. Could I partition it maybe and
>>> it would see more of it... is there a work around?
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Let me add some hard disk advice, regardless of whether you do IDE/PATA
>>>> or SATA.
>>>>
>>>> Laptop-class drives (2.5") are smaller and slower than a desktop-class
>>>> drive (3.5"). BUT the laptop drives are much tougher, esp. in terms of
>>>> drop-resistance, and put out a lot less heat.
>>>>
>>>> You'll pay more for the gigabyte for a laptop-class drive.
>>>>
>>>> If you're using a laptop IDE drive in a desktop computer, you need an
>>>> adapter to make it work. Costs $5 at Fry's Electronics. On SATA drives
>>>> the connectors are the same for laptop or desktop.
>>>>
>>>> If you have a motherboard without SATA support, a SATA PCI adapter card
>>>> is very cheap - about $20 tops (Fry's has tons). It can be a much, much
>>>> better idea to buy a SATA drive plus PCI adapter now as opposed to an IDE
>>>> drive for an older motherboard. By jumping to SATA right away you gain the
>>>> ability to upgrade to a hotter SATA-support motherboard later. And
>>>> usually, the SATA PCI adapter card will let you run a big SATA drive on a
>>>> motherboard that doesn't otherwise support big IDE/PATA drives, because the
>>>> SATA PCI adapter takes over a lot of the hard disk support firmware from
>>>> the motherboard.
>>>>
>>>> The best hard disks today are made by Western Digital, in my opinion.
>>>> A very close second is Seagate. Comparatively speaking, the Japanese such
>>>> as Hitachi, Toshiba and Fujitsu suck. In terms of reliability Samsungs
>>>> from Korea are actually better than the Japanese drives. Maxtor is
>>>> Seagate's "budget line" - avoid.
>>>>
>>>> If you're buying an external drive that is NOT made by one of the above
>>>> drive-makers (LaCie, Buffalo, SimpleTech, many MANY more) then you're
>>>> buying a pig in a poke. You have no idea what brand of actual drive is in
>>>> there unless you either crack the case open (breaking the warrantee most
>>>> likely) or you use software tools to probe the make/model info. If however
>>>> you buy a Western Digital external drive fr'instance, you can take it to
>>>> the bank that there's a WD drive in there. Same concept for all the rest,
>>>> except that Seagate owns Maxtor and might slap a Maxtor drive under a
>>>> Seagate-brand chassis.
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps,
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 7:18 PM, JD Austin <jd@twingeckos.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> IDE, EIDE, and PATA (Parallel ATA) have the same interface.
>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA
>>>>>
>>>>> Older motherboards may have trouble recognizing larger drives.
>>>>> IDE/EIDE/PATA is on it's way out.... get SATA if you have a choice
>>>>> since it's unlikely you'll find a motherboard with EIDE on it.
>>>>> Open Box= someone else didn't like it.
>>>>> I'd go SATA if I were you (supports native hot swapping).
>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA
>>>>> I often use laptop drives for such things.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 18:48, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> this is the ad:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.macconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=8239542&cm_mmc=Base-_-8239542-_-Used-_-WN3&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=8239542
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a sales guy telling me at http://www.macconnection.com/ that
>>>>>>> an eide drive (theirs) will work on an IDE system. Is this true. As stated
>>>>>>> before I don't know if my system is ide or eide. I have an IBM NetVista
>>>>>>> computer. This is what they're trying to sell:
>>>>>>> Open Box Western Digital 160GB Caviar SE EIDE 3.5" Hard Drive - 8MB
>>>>>>> Cache
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