Sunshine the werewolf

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Hello all !

 

I need to increase my hard disktorage capacity and therefore have decided to go in for new HDD. I have an Intel D865 GBF mother-board and a P4-C running @ 2.4 GHz with Win XP as the primary OS. Currently I have one 40 GB HDD set as Primary Master, one 20 GB as Primary Slave, two optical drives ( DVD / CD writer ) as Secondary Master / Slave. I  intend to remove one of the optical drives or if I find someone willing to take the 20 GB HDD, out it goes.

 

Question1: Will a new SATA HDD function and co-exist with an existing PATA HDD ?

 

Question2: Will I need to make any changes in the power supply?

 

Question3: Will there be any difference in performance between a SATA and PATA HDD of the same capacity?

 

TIA !

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o to best buy and get a 160gig for 40 bucks, or whatever the ridiculously low price is. then sell your 2 old drives on ebay and make that 40 bucks back. you could get a sata, but then your dishing out a little more cash, and you wont notice a performance boost at all. no need to upgrade your psu if you toss those old drives out and get a single drive. plus, your computer will be quieter also. capacity doesnt have any affect on performance. just get drive from best buy. dont buy a used or white label drive online. spend the 10 bucks for a new drive.