Questions tagged [pata]
PATA (Parallel ATA) is better known as IDE. IDE/PATA is the predecessor to SATA in terms of storage device controllers.
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How to copy files from an old PC to a new PC?
I do apologize if this question has been brought up before. In that case, please refer me to the answer of that other question. I did search for answers but most of them seem to deal with migrations, ...
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Identify if optical drive in my laptop is SATA or PATA in Windows 7
I never thought this will be soo difficult but without opening up my laptop how do I identify if the dvd drive in my laptop is SATA or not.
And incase its SATA then is it SATA - II?
I am ok with ...
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Master/slave PATA setup not recognized
I have two Seagate barracuda 7200.10 500 GB drives pulled from an old Lacie Big Disk Extreme. I have been using them both in a Dell Dimension 4600 in a master slave configuration, (one by default has ...
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IDE DMA sector numbering
I'm just playing around with the QEMU system emulator, and taking a look at the IDE disk emulation, specifically at the DMA disk accesses.
I'm a little confused as to how DMA requests are actually ...
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How do I determine if my controller is in IDE or AHCI mode in Linux?
I have an old MacBook Pro 4,1 (early 2008) - but I suspect an answer would apply to many MacBook Pros.
It has an Intel IDE/SATA controller (ICH8M/ICH8M-E).
I have installed a patched MBR that is ...
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Windows XP not detecting IDE drive
I'm trying to install another hard drive into an old Dell I use as a server machine.
I unplugged the main HDD with the OS, and plugged the secondary HDD into that IDE port, because it had Linux on it ...
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Identifying a small IDE connector
I'm in the possession of the GENE-9455:
At the top left corner there is an IDE connector, however, this is not a normal IDE connector, it's a smaller one. I need to find a cable for this connector. I ...
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Internal IDE HDD used as external w/ usb adapter and suddenly 2 partitions were gone
I was searching through the internet trying to solve this problem and saw an answer in this site and it looked you really now about this subject. Of all the other webs I checked, this one seemed that ...
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External HDD unrecognized
I have an external IDE harddrive. I plug the USB to the PC, switch on the power and I hear that the HDD is working(no scratch, no shar noise, just a smooth hdd is what I hear). My problem is, that the ...
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Change SATA mode to AHCI and Windows Fails to boot [duplicate]
I installed Windows 7 sp1 x64 in IDE mode but I had to change the SATA mode to AHCI; and now Windows 7 failes to boot;
Any idea how to make windows boot again? (without reinstalling Windows)
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Connecting HDD in Dell Inspiron 7000 laptop?
Which side I should connect IDE HDD in Dell CPX/CPI port ?
Where should missing pin be ?
IMHO I think it should be at bottom, how do you think ?
How it looks
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What does the IDE connector labeled PRI IDE on my motherboard do?
So I was looking for an antenna cable in my cellar, when I found some old sweets in a by my old computer in a cardboard box. Two old PATA HDDs, a PATA CD-ROM and some IDE cables. That gave me an idea ...
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Desktop won't boot with two drives
I am trying to startup the computer with two drives; one is connected with SATA(Windows XP, 40G) and the other with IDE(blank, 80G). With just the SATA drive, it boots fine, but when I add the other ...
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SSD internal drive vs. desktop hard drive (with 7200 RPM) - Which is preferable? [closed]
The cost of SSD vs, a normal hard drive is around 4:1 and the for the same the storage capacity is 1:10.
Considering that, I don't need storage but only performance and power saving then, which drive ...
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Why is HDD in a DVD-ROM slot slower on Lenovo 3000 laptop?
So I'm about to upgrade my laptop (Lenovo 3000 N100, 0768-49G), got my SATA HDD caddy for the DVD-ROM slot, but whenever I'm putting an HDD or SSD into it, the read speed falls to only 30 MByte/s, ...
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SATA and PATA -> Does it matter which channel something is plugged into?
A long time ago, PATA used a master / slave configuration. If memory serves correct, the best performance could be achieved by only have one drive (master) attached per channel, instead of two (master ...
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Is it possible to use a PATA to SATA adapter in a notebook?
How to update an old notebook with a SATA SSD (that I already have)?
I know there are adapters available, but they apparently don't fit in a laptop because the dimensions of the SSD and PATA drive ...
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Recovering drive via boot to Win7 setup command prompt
I am trying to recover data from two old IDE drives. Drive1 has been successful, but something is wrong with Drive2. It does not appear as a drive letter.
Due to limited legacy hardware, the only way ...
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IDE to SATA convertor Motherboard Issue
I bought new motherboard Intel DH67GD which has not IDE interface to attach the DVD writer.
It has 2 SATA with 6Gb/s, 3 SATA with 3Gb/s and 1 e-SATA with 3GB/s. Mmobo specs link.
How can I connect my ...
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Which end of the laptop IDE drive pins does the power connect to?
I have a laptop IDE to desktop IDE adapter, but it isn't obvious which way around to plug the laptop hard disk drive in. Which end does the power go in?
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Any performance issues with a SATA to PATA adapter for a 2nd hard disk for my laptop?
I am considering buying a SATA to PATA HDD Hard Drive caddy adapter
for my laptop. That would be something like this one. Should I
expect a lower performance when using a SATA HDD with a PATA
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Windows 7 AHCI mode
I have installed Windows 7 on drive which was in IDE mode. When I have changed mode to AHCI OS didn't start (I know. AHCI drivers are needed.). Unfortunately when I back to IDE mode, OS still won't ...
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Disadvantages of enabling AHCI after Win7 install
I've formatted my notebook that has a 5400RPM HDD with ~500GB capacity.
After installing Windows 7 and about half the drivers (including chipset) I began to doubt whether to go for IDE or AHCI mode ...
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No hard drive detected on compaq presario m2000 (IDE hard disk)
My laptop crashed. At first I thought it was a hard disk problem. I bought a new one but the computer keeps telling me that no hard drive is detected.
I have tried to install Windows XP SP2/3, ...
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Correct register for offset 0x54 on ICH4M chipset to force fast write speeds on primary slave
I've read this: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/hp-2510p-owners-lounge.352887/page-28#post5519419
I'm looking for the same but I have ICH4M not ICH8M.
There is 1011 by default.
This is ...
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PATA HDD to connect using PATA to SATA adaptor, slave settings please?
I have recently taken my grandma's old pc apart, and have salvaged various parts, including the 20 GB Maxtor quantom fireball PATA HDD. I have my current dvd read/writer and hdd setup on the pata plug,...
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IDE to SATA Connector issue
I have an old computer I'm repurposing into a NAS (with FreeNAS 8)
I've got a 4-port Sata RAID card, with 4x2TB sata drives, and a 40GB laptop-sized Sata drive (which originally came out of my PS3) (...
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How to duplicate an IDE drive as a SATA drive
I want to clone my old desktop IDE HDD, which contains legacy software that run on XP,
and use old software on my new laptop. My laptop can accommodate SATA HDD only.
Booting from USB port is not ...
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SATA ports not working, do I need to update my motherboard BIOS?
SATA HDD not detected during POST, Is there a converter cable for IDE harddrive to be connected in a SATA port on a motherboard?
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How to boot from an IDE Drive on a new Mobo
I currently have a desktop with a mobo that has no IDE slots and i'm trying to boot from an old IDE 32Gb HDD.
So i bought myself a PCI Express card that allows the interface and i was able to access ...
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Will installing an Ultra ATA cable backwards affect performance?
I've recently purchased a hard drive upgrade for my Xbox: 320GB WD Caviar Blue WD3200AAJB and StarTech.com Ultra ATA/66/100/133 cable IDE66 (yes I'm crazy).
When it came to installing the cable, it ...
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AHCI mode gave me two boot options
Ok so I've had my SSD running for a few months and things were good. Then I read an article about how AHCI was better than IDE. So I switched the mode to AHCI and it wants me to reinstall Windows 7. ...
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Moving Windows to a flash drive
First off, I want to say that this is completely different from other questions about putting the installation files onto flash drives (i.e. Install Windows 7 from USB flash drive and How to install ...
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How to see contents of hard drive that Windows 7 thinks is blank?
I have a Windows 7 PC (call it New7) that I built about a year and a half ago. Initially, I moved the hard drive from my wife's old PC (call it XP32) into New7 as a second drive. I also had a new ...
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How big is PATA throughput on original Macbook Air (Rev A)?
I still have one of the original Macbook Air's that I use sometimes. It's got 2Gb of RAM and whenever it's filling up and starts paging, the whole things becomes barely responsive.
I've heard SSD's ...
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Can I plug a single hard drive into the "SATA RAID1" socket?
My (6 year old) motherboard has 4 PATA socket, 2 SATA socket, and one socket labelled "SATA RAID1". Since I (sadly) have 4 PATA devices (including dvd-r), 2 SATA hard drives, and have just bought ...
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IDE to SATA converter not working
I got a IDE to SATA converter via Amazon, however when I hooked it all up the computer doesn't recognize the optical drive on windows 7 64bit. The only indication that the computer knows that it can ...
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Is it possible to mount an IDE HDD to act as a boot HDD on a virtual machine?
Is it possible to mount an IDEE HDD to act as a boot HDD on a virtual machine?
My computer has a SATA drive, and I have connected an IDE (PATA) HDD. Now I need to set that IDE HDD as a boot drive on ...
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Updating SandForce SSD on JMicron controller in AHCI mode
I would like to update my A-Data S599 drive using ASUS P5V-VM DH board. The board have 2 controllers one is VIA and the other is JMicron. Only JMicron supports AHCI mode which is required to update ...
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SATA dvd writter for IDE only motherbord
I have recently purchased LG SATA DVD writer but when I have opened my desktop to connect to my motherboard I did not found any SATA port. I think my machine is old so does not have support for SATA ...
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Can't mount old IDE hdd using an USB adapter
I have an old IDE hard drive that has some data I must recover, so I bought an usb adapter to plug it to my new pc and copy everything.
But Windows installed the drivers when I plugged it in, but ...
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What is the maximum throughput of an IDE bus (ATA-3)?
I'm trying to breath some new life into an old Thinkpad X40 by replacing its HDD with a couple of CF cards. I've found a nice adapter will let me install two cards into the notebook's drive bay and ...
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Access to an old 2.5" IDE laptop hard drive with ATAPI password
I have an old 2.5" IDE hard drive taking off Acer Ferrari 4000. I set a password for the hard-drive in BIOS. Laptop broke now I have only the hard drive - I remember the password.
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Putting a hard disk in disk drive slot
I have an Intel D845GVSR motherboard:
This motherboard does not support SATA drives, but I have a spare SATA drive with me which my father unknowingly bought without remembering that the motherboard ...
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New hard disk making noise
I bought a 250GB SATA Seagate hard disk 15 days ago for 70 $ . After formatting for 2 times [I had to for faulty installation] the disk read/write speed have dropped significantly. It's also making ...
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Sata Drive in IDE Motherboard
I have an old Dell desktop computer that I'm trying to turn into an Home Media Server. The original hard drive is only 80GB so I recently bought a second Hitachi 1TB Sata drive. I also bought a ...
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Does it affect performance if I re-use IDE Hard Drives with a SATA convertor?
I'm planning to assemble my PC.. but want to re-use a little from the old one. I just want to know if it will hamper the performance. I have two 250GB IDE hard drives.
Will it drastically affect the ...
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Software to perform RAID on different drive technology (IDE, SATA, SCSI, SSD)
May I know if there is any software (in Windows) that can perform RAID on different type of drive technology in a single computer?
From my understanding, Hardware RAID card is needed to perform RAID ...
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SATA III SSD drive on IDE controller - Runs in UDMA 6 is OK but slow transfers 80MB/s - expect 133MB/s
I have bought a OCZ Agility 3 SSD drive to build into my ASUS laptop. Because the drive is a SATA (III) drive and the laptop has only IDE connectors, I use a Fevi/Apple second drive caddy to put it ...
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"No IDE Fixed Disk Present" After Hard Reboot But Not Soft Reboot
BIOS displays the following two lines upon hard reboot (i.e., cold reboot, cold boot, or cold start):
The following configuration options were automatically updated:
CD-ROM: HL-DT-ST R/W/DVD GCC-...
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