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| From | no.top.post@gmail.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.hardware, comp.os.linux.hardware |
| Subject | Re (2): HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? |
| Followup-To | alt.comp.hardware, comp.os.linux.hardware |
| Date | 2012-05-19 14:23 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <jp8acd$e2g$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <jp6hcg$f38$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
Followups directed to: alt.comp.hardware, comp.os.linux.hardware
In article <jp6hcg$f38$1@dont-email.me>, Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote: > On 05/18/2012 12:28 PM, no.top.post@gmail.com wrote: > > I've been using IDE hard-disks since the 90s. > > Now this netbook shows /dev/sda1,2,3,4. > > I've read that these new-ones are better& cheaper. > > But the value in not in the hardware. it's in the contents, > > and we must keep our valuable data - with continuity. > > > > So can you have a BIG new-disk and say-2 IDEs on the > > same old/2005 PC? > > > > == TIA > > > > What hardware might you have already? > Same/old 2005 PC defines no important parameters > of the machine aside from age. > All the PCs that I have access to [except a netbook, which I don't intend to open up] have 2 40-pin sockets for master/slave IDE drive cables. Can such MOBOs accomodate the new type; perhaps with a <plug in>? I can't believe that when the new drives came out, users had to just discard their existing PCs.
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HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-05-18 19:28 +0000
Re: HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2012-05-18 15:10 -0700
Re (2): HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-05-19 14:23 +0000
Re: Re (2): HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2012-05-19 08:08 -0700
Re: Re (2): HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2012-05-19 11:50 -0400
Re: Re (2): HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? Kevin Snodgrass <kdsnodgrass@yahoo.com> - 2012-05-20 21:22 +0000
Re: Re (2): HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? Gordon <Gordon@clear.net.nz> - 2012-05-22 05:41 +0000
Re: HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? terryc <newsninespam-spam@woa.com.au> - 2012-05-21 11:01 +1000
Re: HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? Danno <WhoaBaby@MySecretPlace.org> - 2012-05-20 22:19 -0600
Re: HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? john connolly <wconn@kc.rr.com> - 2012-05-22 21:03 +0000
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