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How big are hard drives?
I have an 80GB HD that's full. I also have a 120GB HD that nearing its
limit. Both of these hard drives fit in the same space provided for the ID0. These are 7200rpm units. If I were to buy a new HD to replace the 80GB unit, what is the maximum capacity of HDs that will fit in the standard space allotted? I'd like the next one to be as large as possible without requiring additional space. Also, does anyone have a suggestion as to which brand is the quietest, especially seeking. My 80GB unit is Maxtor, and is pretty much silent. The 120GB is an IBM, and it makes noise when seeking. Thanks, Norm Strong |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148097
(500 GB Seagate IDE, $377 + $5 shipping in the US.) You might find the 250 GB drives more economical, though: Newegg has them for around $100. (I presume that you don't have Serial ATA controllers, so make sure to get regular IDE drives, also known as parallel ATA.) Some mainboards cannot support LBA48 addressing, though. If you're a Windows user, see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303013/en-us "How to enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing support for ATAPI disk drives in Windows XP" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305098/en-us "48-Bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000" (That's needed to properly use drives larger than 137 GB.) There are ways around that, like adding an inexpensive third-party IDE controller card. Some vendors like Western Digital and Maxtor bundled such cards with their larger retail packaged drives. I've seen similar packages recently, but they were SATA cards instead. That's another option. Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn. wrote in message ... I have an 80GB HD that's full. I also have a 120GB HD that nearing its limit. Both of these hard drives fit in the same space provided for the ID0. These are 7200rpm units. If I were to buy a new HD to replace the 80GB unit, what is the maximum capacity of HDs that will fit in the standard space allotted? I'd like the next one to be as large as possible without requiring additional space. Also, does anyone have a suggestion as to which brand is the quietest, especially seeking. My 80GB unit is Maxtor, and is pretty much silent. The 120GB is an IBM, and it makes noise when seeking. Thanks, Norm Strong |
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In article ,
says... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148097 (500 GB Seagate IDE, $377 + $5 shipping in the US.) You might find the 250 GB drives more economical, though: Newegg has them for around $100. (I presume that you don't have Serial ATA controllers, so make sure to get regular IDE drives, also known as parallel ATA.) From a quick pricing survey that I did a few weeks ago, the cost per gigabyte remains fairly flat up through the 300GB drives (both PATA and SATA). All of the 200/250/300 drives were around $0.40/GB, not including any sale prices or rebates. The 400GB drives are slighly more expensive ~$0.50/GB and the 500GB drives are the worst of the lot (as expected) at $0.75/GB. |
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"dadiOH" wrote in message news:dq5Af.19033$Zo.8275@trnddc07... wrote: I have an 80GB HD that's full. I also have a 120GB HD that nearing its limit. Both of these hard drives fit in the same space provided for the ID0. These are 7200rpm units. If I were to buy a new HD to replace the 80GB unit, what is the maximum capacity of HDs that will fit in the standard space allotted? Physical size doesn't change with capacity. -- dadiOH One wonders then, what DOES change. If little changes, why the difference in price? Norm Strong |
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On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:08:34 -0800, wrote:
"dadiOH" wrote in message news:dq5Af.19033$Zo.8275@trnddc07... wrote: I have an 80GB HD that's full. I also have a 120GB HD that nearing its limit. Both of these hard drives fit in the same space provided for the ID0. These are 7200rpm units. If I were to buy a new HD to replace the 80GB unit, what is the maximum capacity of HDs that will fit in the standard space allotted? Physical size doesn't change with capacity. -- dadiOH One wonders then, what DOES change. If little changes, why the difference in price? Norm Strong A 120MB drive from 1993 will be the same form factor as a 500GB drive today - 3 1/2" x 1". What changes is platter density and physical head size, because when there is 4000 times more data on a given amount of platter, the heads have to be small enough to read it. I always shoot for the highest capacity, single platter drive I can afford. But I don't have a need for capacity as much as a desire for the fastest throughput. I suspect that the 500GB drive is using 2 250GB platters. MT |
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[This followup was posted to alt.comp.periphs.cdr and a copy was sent to
the cited author.] In article , says... A 120MB drive from 1993 will be the same form factor as a 500GB drive today - 3 1/2" x 1". What changes is platter density and physical head size, because when there is 4000 times more data on a given amount of platter, the heads have to be small enough to read it. I always shoot for the highest capacity, single platter drive I can afford. But I don't have a need for capacity as much as a desire for the fastest throughput. I suspect that the 500GB drive is using 2 250GB platters. Platter density isn't that high yet. It tops out around 125G/platter. The Seagate 500G is a 4 platter (8 head) drive. The Hitachi has 5 platters. http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2628 -- If there is a no_junk in my address, please REMOVE it before replying! All junk mail senders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!! http://home.att.net/~andyross |
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"dadiOH" wrote in message news:dq5Af.19033$Zo.8275@trnddc07... wrote: I have an 80GB HD that's full. I also have a 120GB HD that nearing its limit. Both of these hard drives fit in the same space provided for the ID0. These are 7200rpm units. If I were to buy a new HD to replace the 80GB unit, what is the maximum capacity of HDs that will fit in the standard space allotted? Physical size doesn't change with capacity. -- dadiOH One wonders then, what DOES change. If little changes, why the difference in price? As others intimated, the number of platters...the number of discs within the drive. More platters = greater capacity = higher price. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:54:35 -0500, Toshi1873
wrote: You might find the 250 GB drives more economical, though: Newegg has them for around $100. (I presume that you don't have Serial ATA controllers, so make sure to get regular IDE drives, also known as parallel ATA.) Can you explain PATA and SATA drives please How are they different to IDE drives Martin ©¿©¬ |
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Martin ©¿©¬ @REMOVETHIS.plus.com wrote:
Can you explain PATA and SATA drives please How are they different to IDE drives PATA is the same as "standard" IDE drive with the wide ribbon cable. SATA is "serial" ATA - uses a thin, narrow cable, faster thruput than PATA, but needs a motherboard with built-in SATA connectors or an add-on SATA interface card. don't bother replying to or even just reply to the newsgroup and i will catch it there |
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