hard drive and RPM

newbeee · 02-25-2007, 05:07 PM

i have a Compaq Presario Desktop PC and i want to put a new hard drive in but i dont know which one to buy.

the one i hav now is a ATA drive ...if i buy a SATA drive will it connect?...what is the difference ...if not then does the RPM matter...or does it hav to be a certain speed based on the computer?

**8210GUY** · 02-25-2007, 05:36 PM

Your motherboard MUST support the features of what drive you choose, thats what sets the limits of what you can use, if you don't know what your board is get and run everest in my sig to see then report back and we can tell you more.

**Doby** · 02-25-2007, 05:59 PM

Also what model Presario ?

newbeee · 02-26-2007, 05:02 PM

its a compaq presario 6000

and i hav attached a file with the reslults of the everest program

**linderman** · 02-26-2007, 08:40 PM

no; your computer does not support sata natively. but if you desire to try a sata drive you could buy a Sata PCI slot controller card which will give you sata controller capabilities. A high quality sata controller card as made by Promise will cost about $35.00 to $40.00 and will be a bootable version.

There are other cheaper solutions, but I am not an advocate of such.

newbeee · 02-26-2007, 11:48 PM

ok will this hard drive work on the motherboard

Seagate 320GB 7200.10 UATA100 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM

Product Description- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 - hard drive - 320 GB - ATA-100
Type Hard drive - internal
Form Factor 3.5" x 1/3H
Dimensions (WxDxH) 10.2 cm x 14.7 cm x 2.6 cm
Weight 0.6 kg
Capacity 320 GB
Interface Type ATA-100
Connector 40 PIN IDC
Data Transfer Rate 100 MBps
Spindle Speed 7200 rpm
Buffer Size 16 MB

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=113430

???

**linderman** · 02-27-2007, 04:35 PM

yes that will work

newbeee · 02-27-2007, 07:46 PM

Thank you for you help and support....i will be purchasing

..regards

much appreciated

**Kalim** · 02-27-2007, 09:20 PM

RPM is basically spindle speed and speed of the HDD. Higher, faster, better performance, noisier, warmer.

**linderman** · 02-28-2007, 04:54 AM

that was awesome Kalim

his evaluation hit it ALL

02-25-2007, 05:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
newbeee Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 37 OS: XP	hard drive and RPM i have a Compaq Presario Desktop PC and i want to put a new hard drive in but i dont know which one to buy. the one i hav now is a ATA drive ...if i buy a SATA drive will it connect?...what is the difference ...if not then does the RPM matter...or does it hav to be a certain speed based on the computer? Last edited by newbeee; 02-25-2007 at 05:08 PM.

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linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	no; your computer does not support sata natively. but if you desire to try a sata drive you could buy a Sata PCI slot controller card which will give you sata controller capabilities. A high quality sata controller card as made by Promise will cost about $35.00 to $40.00 and will be a bootable version. There are other cheaper solutions, but I am not an advocate of such. __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

02-26-2007, 11:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
newbeee Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 37 OS: XP	ok will this hard drive work on the motherboard Seagate 320GB 7200.10 UATA100 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM Product Description- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 - hard drive - 320 GB - ATA-100 Type Hard drive - internal Form Factor 3.5" x 1/3H Dimensions (WxDxH) 10.2 cm x 14.7 cm x 2.6 cm Weight 0.6 kg Capacity 320 GB Interface Type ATA-100 Connector 40 PIN IDC Data Transfer Rate 100 MBps Spindle Speed 7200 rpm Buffer Size 16 MB http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=113430 ??? Last edited by newbeee; 02-26-2007 at 11:49 PM.

02-27-2007, 04:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	yes that will work __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

02-25-2007, 05:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
8210GUY TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,558 OS: xp Pro	Your motherboard MUST support the features of what drive you choose, thats what sets the limits of what you can use, if you don't know what your board is get and run everest in my sig to see then report back and we can tell you more.

02-27-2007, 07:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
newbeee Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 37 OS: XP	Thank you for you help and support....i will be purchasing ..regards much appreciated

02-27-2007, 09:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kalim Roaming To Help Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,642 OS: Many	RPM is basically spindle speed and speed of the HDD. Higher, faster, better performance, noisier, warmer.

02-28-2007, 04:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	that was awesome Kalim his evaluation hit it ALL __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial