Hard Drive Suggestions

MrSo0h0o · Post by **MrSo0h0o** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:08 pm

they are so cheap now u can get 2 of them for 100 bucks total

Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:12 pm

all the ones I"m seeing on newegg around 120gb are 80+

How can I tell if I need a serial or IDE?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... t=Property

MrSo0h0o · Post by **MrSo0h0o** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:29 pm

serial ATA differs from ATA by the transfer rate.. serial ATA is faster but i believe needs a special controller card on the motherboard to support it. i use regular IDE

Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:29 pm

ah OK, my computer is old, so I'm sure it won't support serial. IDE it is.

Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:34 pm

does this look like a pretty good one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148035

I'm just not sure if I need retail or not. I know my computer has the cable an extra HDD because I put my DVR disk there all the time.

here is another question. If I wanted to hook all 3 HDD's (my original, DVR, and this new) to my computer, what do I need to do? I only have 2 connectors that I can see in there. Do they make a cable that allows you to connect 3, that is just plugs in?

MrSo0h0o · Post by **MrSo0h0o** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:06 pm

considering you said your pc is old, best bet is to get an external HD using your USB port. other options would include a new motherboard and everything, so thats not worth it

Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:10 pm

it's about 3-4 years old. AMD 1600+
Beem a good computer, just want to upgrade a few things, and hold off buying a new computer until the 64 bit takes off.

USB card is another thing I'm looking to upgrade. It currently only has 2 usb 1.1 ports. Would like to upgrade to a 2.0. Any suggestions there? I'm trying to search on Newegg for PCI USB 2.0 cards, but not finding anything.

MrSo0h0o · Post by **MrSo0h0o** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:15 pm

here is a USB 2.0 adapter/expander
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6815105102

Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:22 pm

I think I want to stay away from Dlink, I've have a DLink router, that I've had issues with, and found that many others have the same issue, and Dlink won't fix it.

How about Belkin?
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... 0002543940

MrSo0h0o · Post by **MrSo0h0o** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:24 pm

i dont know about their hardware, but their cables work perfectly for me.. d link ive never had problems with but i suppose to each his own..