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some computer hardware configurations questions

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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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I think I'll have a total of 4 harddrives.
1 in the IDE channel probably serve as main for the OS
2 in the satas
1 external

I've never ran sata before, as you know by now. But, never once had I lost data due to harddrive failure. I'll keep videos and mp3s in the 2 satas and the external one.
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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from what i understand if you have 1 sata and 1 ide the sata will run as fast as the ide will
like different speed rams
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Grifter
from what i understand if you have 1 sata and 1 ide the sata will run as fast as the ide will
like different speed rams
nope.

edit: only if you raid a sata and a pata drive together.
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