New HHD can't make up my mind help

[Hellfighter]

I can't make up my mind help. "panther" or others what is best one to get for the money and best brand.

Going to place a order 11/23/05 can't make up my mind.

i like No#1 but don't know much about HHD so don't wish to get burn ether.

what one is the best pick: 300GB and up. under 130.00 price range.

1.) Cost: USD-$216.50
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3400832AS 400GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive with NCQ - OEM
Model #: ST3400832AS
Item #: N82E16822148063
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148063

2.) Cost: USD-115.00
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3000JB 300GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD3000JB
Item #: N82E16822144391
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144391

3.) Cost: 133.99
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200JD 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD3200JD
Item #: N82E16822144394
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144394

if you see a better one for under 130.00 post it up thanks all.

i have till 11/23/2005 to place this order, when it come to buying a HHD i am a noob so i asking any one who knows anything please post it up here.

[Panther could not find that post you put up for me in the forum, with that link so asking again help

Ref: 320GB HHD for USD-120.00 think the thread is lost search no show.]

really like the "Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 400GB" for that price is it a good buy?

[zaitsev]

you do relise that there are two types of drives you have there SATA and IDE, make sure you have a SATA port on your mobo if you want it, and i would personally go for the Seagate Barracuda, its what i use and havent had a problem with them

[Hellfighter]

thanks
you know what i think my system is IDE type.

it has the same hookup as the Cd/DVD Drives have in my computer tower.

i had another thread i can't find the link Panther posted in it for me. about a HHD 320.00 next tue day placing a order for one. tell you the truth i like to older that HHD Panther shown me.

[Steve]

yo yo chief >> http://www.novahq.net/forum/showthre...205#post232205

[Hellfighter]

will i going for this one it a bit cheap and only 300GB but they are about the same.

going to order this one wed-day
Western Digital Caviar SE 300GB 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
Cost: $115.00
SpecificationsModel
Brand Western Digital
Series Caviar SE
Model WD3000JB
Performance
Capacity 300GB
Cache 8MB
RPM 7200 RPM
Average Seek Time 8.9ms
Average Write Time 10.9ms
Average Latency 4.2ms
Interface IDE Ultra ATA100
Physical Spec
Form Factor 3.5"
Features
Features Cool-running
Quiet
Data Protection Enhancements
Warranty
Manufacturer Warranty 3 Years

i call Western Digital up 1-800-275-4932
tech support team they said my system support this big hard drive its a Pent 4 1.400MHZ, windows Xp it be ok for me.

still 300GB or after it formated be like 290GB-280GB is more then i need. thanks all.

the 320GB gone up a bit, so getting what i really need both are sweet.

[Scott]

Cheif, this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144392 is only $124, and you get a $15 rebate.. that will make it $5 less then the 300gb. It's only $10 more to start with, and you'll get 20 more gb which is always a good deal. You never know when you'll need more space.

[Hellfighter]

will i got the new HHD all i need now i found out, my old BOIS is to old for it, have to get a PCI Controler for it to see the full 300GB at this time only think its a 127GB HHD.

i call the MFG up they said i need it, there are some cheap one USD-30.00-140.00 around about.

i going to get the cheaper one, but don't know they can handle 300GB and what this unit does? PCI Controler card that the HHD Plugs into or the details.

be nice some one here can tell me so i can understand this new hardware i need.

HHD i got is: Maxtor: DiamondMax 300GB [Click-Here"]

Serial ATA or Parallel interface:
- SATA/300 or SATA/150 interface with native command queuing
- ATA/133
Average seek time: <9.0
Rotational speed: 7200 RPM
8MB cache buffer on 80GB to 200GB and 16MB cache buffers on 200GB to 300GB
Parallel or Serial ATA interface:
- ATA/133
- SATA/150 Interface with Native Command Queuing
Fluid Dynamic Bearings
Maxtor Shock Protection System
Maxtor Data Protection System
RoHS compliant version available

Available with ATA/300, Serial ATA/150 or ATA/133 interface(Serial ATA drives are based on an integrated, single-chip native SATA solution). DiamondMax 10 drives feature native command queuing along with the company’s exclusive dual-processor technology and large buffers to deliver unparalleled speeds compared to traditional drives in their class. This unique set of features combined with Maxtor’s latest firmware technology, allows the drive to self-balance its workloads for a more efficient operation. Using systems equipped with DiamondMax 10 hard drives, consumers can easily run multiple applications, such as games and music, at the same time without overwhelming the PC. Designed for multimedia PC users, graphic artists, system integrators and white box builders, the 7200 RPM DiamondMax 10 drives are offered in capacities of up to 300GB and are ideal for performance desktop computing storing high-resolution images, multimedia content, and personal and business information.

Versions of this drive are available that conform with the requirements of the European Union Directive in Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

PDF: [Click-Here] more details

[Scott]

It seems like this is what you need chief..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815104214

But I am not 100% sure that will work for you as I have never had to used one before. That's some old school stuff right there..

I almost think it's time to upgrade your motherboard, you can get some nice cheap stable ones for $40-$50 or less. I have built 4-5 computers with cheaper motherboards and they work great. It depends on your graphics card (I assume AGP) ram and cpu.. what type of graphics card, ram and cpu do you have? A new motherboard will help alot as you will probably not come across stuff like this for a long time. Also alot of the new motherboards come with intergrated LAN & sound so you do not have to worry about buying new things like that.

[Hellfighter]

will i found one that i need is this basic item for it, still fishing for one, had not made up my mind at this time.

tell the truth i don't know a thing about them at all.

think i better off with this one at lease it says it can handle 30gb and more, panther the one you found don't say how much it can handle.

maybe i call the MFG of them two cards up and see what one can handle 300GB HHD
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Cables Unlimited Ultra ATA 133 RAID PCI Controller Card
Add performance to your computer with this Ultra ATA 133 PCI Controller Card from Cables Unlimited. This card automatically fine tunes to the best performance for each ATAPI/IDE device and features RAID support. Card also supports up to four IDE devices and is Plug and Play!

Specifications

Ultra DMA 133MB operation per ATA channel
Supports up to 66MHz PCI bus clock
Supports PCI 2.2
Two independent ATA channels per one PCI function
Dedicated ATA bus
Independent ATA clock from PCI bus
256 Byte FIFO per ATA channel
Independent large FIFO
Supports all ATAPI CD ROM, DVD ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, LS-120, MO, Tape and Zip devices
Easy Plug and Play feature Learn More
Supports up to four IDE devices (coexists with on-board IDE)
Supports hard drive with capacity larger than 30GB
Supports RAID function (RAID 0, 1, 0+1)
Supports Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, XP and DOS
Supports booting function with Flash Memory interface
Automatically fine tunes to the best performance for each ATAPI/IDE device
Concurrent PIO and bus master access (ATA port accessible during DMA transfer)
Small foot print 144-pin LQFP package (dedicated parallel EPROM pins)
Embedded serial resistor on chip for ATA specification

[Scott]

Sounds like what you need cheif.. it just plugs into a pci port on your motherboard and acts like an IDE controller allowing you to hookup more ide devides to your computer.

[Hellfighter]

i am shock they even have some price over USD-500.00 too woo. but that one i can hook both one it or chain them together as cable select. :::::

[Hellfighter]

Originally posted by Panther
Sounds like what you need cheif.. it just plugs into a pci port on your motherboard and acts like an IDE controller allowing you to hookup more ide devides to your computer.

will i never think about that i mainly need to to adapt a newer type hardware to the mother broad see it know what this new type of HHD is, but yea i can add more CD/DVD drives and more HHD to the system be sides other things like sample:

4-HHD units total or 5-HHDs> 1-MOB 4-PCI Card
2-HHD and 2-DVD/CD writers to the PCI Card.

think i going to add to the PCI-Card
1-cable to the two HHDs 300gb (master) and 40GB (slave)

1-cable both 1-CD writer (slave) and another DVD/CD writer (master)

may even work better then before with all hardware plug into it.

thats leave two free open slot's on the PCI Card
and leaves two un-use slot's on the mother broad too. were i can even more things to the system later on. need a bigger tower in this case.

[Hellfighter]

finally order the PCI-Controller today should have it in the system 3-5 working days UPS.

Cables Unlimited Ultra ATA/133 RAID PCI Controller Card

all so got my own Paypal going, there no money it in, mainly use it for rebates i get back from making orders online from others sites still got to get use to it, rebate i got was 45.00 for that new HD 300GB and send it to the bank 41.00 Paypal charge 4.00 for the use of it. man i can't believe all the bs one has to go through to setup a account with them. taken 20-30min to finish it up.

family member who help get it going said for get it ask to much info. i had to call the bank up to see if PayPal was ok for the info they was asking for. Bank America said it good service never had trouble with them before, they said if some thing bad happen they will refund the charges and look into it call them up if i have any type of charges not done by me.

Rebate.com told me i have to wait for the rebate to be mail to me 4-6wks but if i get paypal i can have it in 1-2wks mail in the rebate to them 1-wk they work on it, then send it to paypal. this is something i new to using paypal i watching very careful about it. my aunt said she got charge by them for making payment to Lowe's account she had, was charge like crazy Lowe's set her up on it.

maybe i sell my stamps catalog it wight in 20-40bls (never wight it in) i have it in a suit case. stamp from around the world most never been use and some go back in time like 80yrs and maybe back more think there one from 1780s.

i never catalog them stamps at all, most was given to me from others people around the world, some really old as hell too. god man i think there at lease 50.000 to maybe 500.000. of them when i look at them they are in binder about 12 of them binder full of stamps (they 21-23bls)

[Hellfighter]

got notice today it been in some time 12/23/05

Status: In Transit -
On Time
Scheduled Delivery: Dec 23, 2005

Shipped to: LAKE CITY, FL, US
Shipped or Billed on: Dec 20, 2005



Tracking Number: 1Z W7X 236 03 XXXX XXX X
Service Type: GROUND
Weight: 1.10 Lbs
Note: Your package is in the UPS system and is on time with a scheduled delivery date of Dec 23, 2005.

will i hope it workout good.

[Chrispy]

Seagate HDD

Comments: Seagate drives are the best on the market, hands down. We use Seagate exclusively and have had less than 5 out of 300+ go bad over 7+ years! Better than can be said for WD!

Just making the thing clearer, I think you should go for the 400GB HDD, if you do go for the 400GB HDD
make sure it has a good warranty, I do not see why not you need a Hard Drive with guts of memory but
it may run faster for your computer.

Chris_OJB_DF645 --Some day or now you should get it

[Hellfighter]

your late by 2-3wks late guy, already got it.

you should try to read the whole thread then you will know what has happen.

[Hellfighter]

will thats the PCI-Controller i needed for the new Hard drive, i needed it do to my system setup only could see it as a 128GB and not as 300GB.

will its a cheaper way till later some time 2006 i get the new tower, i may add this PCI-Card to it anyways or maybe not.

will its working out good now, seem to load items up faster and defrag will faster were it was slow before.

[Scott]

good stuff cheif

[Hellfighter]

its weird i defrag the 40GB and i defrag the 300GB its about the same amount of time to defrag each of them.

the 300GB already has 16gb and the 40GB has about 19GB but they both defrag about the same amount of time 20min to get the job done.

some reason smart disk not working any more? for the HDs