Posted by MarkB_MI on December 14, 2014 at 06:55:51 from (70.194.14.203):
In Reply to: OT for Mark B Mi. posted by Bret4207 on December 14, 2014 at 06:20:18:
Hi Bret,
Well, just because you have a 32 bit machine doesn't mean you can't run a big hard drive. The limitation is the operating system, not the processor. If you're running Windows XP, you should have no problem with a 1 or 2 TB drive. And there are ways to use a larger drive than the OS supports, but I won't get into that.
The first thing you need to consider is what kind of interface your computer supports. Up until about ten years ago, most PCs used what was called IDE or ATA. This older standard used a flat cable about two inches wide. It is a parallel interface and is now referred to as "PATA" for "Parallel ATA". PATA has been replaced by a serial interface called "SATA". This has a cable that's about 3/8 of an inch wide. If your computer uses PATA, you'll find your choices are somewhat limited, since pretty much everthing today is SATA.
As for disk drive brands, I've had good luck with Hitachi and Seagate. But, frankly, I haven't had a lot of experience with other brands.
The latest thing are SSDs: Solid State Drives. This have no mechanical components; they're actually memory devices. They're expensive for their capacity, but VERY fast.
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