is it SATA technology?
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This particular Hard Drive uses Enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) interface; however, WD does manufacture hard drives with SATA (Serial ATA) interface. You need to know what your computer motherboard supports to know what hard drive interface to order.
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It is not SATA technology. It is PATA or EIDE. I bought this for my older computer that still works great but these drives are no longer available in local stores.
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No, it's PATA as shown on the website, which is the same as IDE. It will work in older machines with IDE but not in newer machines that have SATA.
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No it is NOT SATA technology. It uses the description PATA technology which is the same thing as IDE that is found in older PCs like the one I'm keeping alive. I also discovered that XP does not like to go above 128 MG so I quit fighting that limitation and just underutilize the drive or partition it into to logical drives.
459189
No. They're just drive holders with the sata connector fixed inside the bays.
1404587
Yes, no problem. I personally use a standard SATA drive through, I need the capacity. Works like a charm...
2122334
SATA is backwards compatible so it should be fine. In fact, if you are replacing a plater drive it should be faster even with the 1.5 Gb/sec bottleneck.
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This is a ide(pata) hard drive not a sata.This hd uses a ribbon cable for data.The power and data cables are totally different and not compatible.You must buy a sata hard drive.
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It is an internal hard drive. There are products that will allow you to connect a sata drive to a computer via usb, but you'd probably just be better off buying an external drive.
860026
You'll need to be more specific in order to get a valid answer, but here is an answer based on the info on your question: Maybe. If it's a standard SATA drive with no encryption then you should be able to get the info. Is something wrong with the new drive?
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I think this indicates the type of SATA interface speed. There's SATA I (1.5GB/s), SATA II (3.0GB/s), and SATA III (6.0GB/s). The higher the SATA interface, the greater the potential bandwidth throughput it can support.
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It has 2 x 6Gbps SATA, 4 x 3Gbps.2 x PCIe 3.0 x161 x PCIe 3.0 x82 x PCIe 2.0 x11 x PCII think that's it.
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I opened mine and the label on the disk says it is SATA. For what it is worth. But these new "My Passport" drives are plagued with a partition which pretends to be a read-only CD (it is called a virtual CD). It looks like U3 technology but U3 tools don't work on it. Many people have tried and failed to remove it. If you google "WD My Passport VCD" you will see what I mean. And you will probably decide to buy a Seagate drive instead.
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Is it a desktop? I needed a SATA power source in my PC I just built for the SSD but not in my laptop.
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Everything I have seen suggests 6bps, which is SATA 3. Crucial's website itself says 6bps as well, so I'm pretty sure it's SATA 3. I can say I've loved it since I got it 2 months ago.
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You can but, I don't know if you'll see improved I/O. I'm not sure what the SATA interface is to the drive. If it's an older generation you may not see improved throughput. Chances are you will see improved I/O. Just not sure how much.
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Yes it has a SATA connection as that is the interface it is designed to use. For further details go to OEM website: http://www.asus.com/us/Optical_Drives/DRW24B3ST/
1264388
It is compatible with SATA III. However you will never reach those speeds with conventional hard drives.
1025387
Your processor is more than capable, what you need to know is whether your motherboard has the proper sata interface for this drive.
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Hi Jeffrey, This is a SATA divice with standard connectors, both Data and Power. If you have an older computer, i.e. IDE PATA, then it will NOT connect! If you are talking about mounting, then you will have to buy an adapter tray to hold it in place. Hope this helps.