On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:44:17 +1000 "Martin Visser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> PATA is basically the same as what you might have known as ATA or IDE > - with the wide 40 pin ribbon cable and header connector. (Yes you can > get round IDE cables but that is mainly aesthetics and airflow - the > connector is the same. > > SATA is the new-fangled type of connector with a skinny flat cable > with only a dozen or so pins. (Google will give you pics and specs). > > If your board is 4 years old, it almost certainly will be IDE (or PATA > as you say) Thanks for that, Martin. Definitely the 40 pin ribbon connectors. Off to the shops! Alan > > On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Alan L Tyree > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I need some advice. I'm running Debian Etch on a four year old box. > > I has (had) two disk drives, one of which dropped dead. > > > > Looking for new ones, I see P/ATA and S/ATA. Can I use either one of > > these, or do they require special motherboard support? How do I > > tell if my system supports either one? > > > > Thanks for help, > > Alan > > > > -- > > Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan > > Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 > > FWD: 615662 > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > > > > -- > Regards, Martin > > Martin Visser > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
