How do I know which type my HDD is?  | | 
August 16th, 2009, 01:41 AM
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| How do I know which type my HDD is?
By type, I mean SATA or IDE, I don't really know what the difference is or which is better (can anyone help here as well?), but how do I know which of these my HDD is? | 
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August 16th, 2009, 03:08 AM
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August 16th, 2009, 04:31 AM
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SATA is newer and faster and the cables are smaller in size.
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August 16th, 2009, 06:33 AM
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Ok, so how do I know which type is mine? | |
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August 16th, 2009, 07:09 AM
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The large Gray "Ribbon" cable indicates an IDE Drive. The much smaller cable is SATA.
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August 16th, 2009, 11:52 AM
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I see both a gray ribbon and a small red cable connecting the hdd to my motherborad :S | |
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August 16th, 2009, 12:03 PM
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Is the grey ribbon really fat? Well really wide and thin I mean.
btw did you even look at Riche's link? Your question suggests otherwise. | |
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August 16th, 2009, 12:28 PM
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August 16th, 2009, 01:58 PM
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Its SATA, thanks 
I mistook the grey ribbon of my DVD-drive for the HDD :P | |
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