what Hard disk should i buy

iyuvabharat · 06-23-2009, 11:20 PM

i am seeling for a normal seagate 320gb hdd is it ok or should i buy better one

Zed101 · 06-23-2009, 11:50 PM

I prefer Western Digital. I have heard and read some bad reports on Seagate.
Check your computer to see which kind to get. IDE or SATA. If you have the wide cables, get IDE, The small usually orange flat cable with small plugs are the SATA. Also , some computers have to have a special program or method to set up the SATA for the Operating System. However, if you are not using it for the main OS, it will usually work for extra storage. I have a 1 terabite SATA drive partitioned in 4 large partitions which work great for storage but couldn't put the os on it!

dai · 06-24-2009, 02:16 AM

i use wd drives seagate are also ok

Tumbleweed36 · 06-24-2009, 03:56 AM

Either WD or Seagate are fine, but my personal preference is the Seagate disks.

abbyroadkill · 06-27-2009, 09:57 AM

is it a good idea to make sure of the SATA/IDE cables even if you plan on using it as

a backup drive w/ usb? the usb can not recognize sometimes but the cable will?

thanks

06-23-2009, 11:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
iyuvabharat Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: india Posts: 19 OS: xp sp3,Linux(fed9),vista ultimate	what Hard disk should i buy i am seeling for a normal seagate 320gb hdd is it ok or should i buy better one

06-23-2009, 11:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zed101 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 39 OS: Win XP Prof, SP-3	Re: what Hard disk should i buy I prefer Western Digital. I have heard and read some bad reports on Seagate. Check your computer to see which kind to get. IDE or SATA. If you have the wide cables, get IDE, The small usually orange flat cable with small plugs are the SATA. Also , some computers have to have a special program or method to set up the SATA for the Operating System. However, if you are not using it for the main OS, it will usually work for extra storage. I have a 1 terabite SATA drive partitioned in 4 large partitions which work great for storage but couldn't put the os on it!

06-24-2009, 02:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,717 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: what Hard disk should i buy i use wd drives seagate are also ok __________________

06-24-2009, 03:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,677 OS: XP Professional	Re: what Hard disk should i buy Either WD or Seagate are fine, but my personal preference is the Seagate disks. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

06-27-2009, 09:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
abbyroadkill Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 6 OS: xp sp2	Re: what Hard disk should i buy is it a good idea to make sure of the SATA/IDE cables even if you plan on using it as a backup drive w/ usb? the usb can not recognize sometimes but the cable will? thanks __________________ Forever a Canuck