Modern hard disk drives use a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment or SATA interface to attach to a computer motherboard. SATA drives come in speeds of 1.5 gigabits per second, 3.0 Gbps and 6.0 Gbps.

I'm trying to install Windows XP to my new SATA hard drive. After figuring out the whole F6 thing, I got it to start installing properly. After copying files and the first reboot, however, it tries to ...

I currently am running Windows XP Pro, on an Asus A7N8X-Deluxe mobo (with two SATA ports), a Barton 2500+, 512MB PC2700 RAM, and with 1 Seagate 40GB drive in slave, and 1 Maxtor 40GB in master ...

As we replace and/or upgrade older computers, many of us tend to save the hard drives, until we’ve amassed quite a collection. For example, I’ve collected quite a few 2.5-in. and 3.5-in. SATA hard ...

When replacing the hard drive on your older notebook computer, you'll need to know whether the drive is a Serial ATA or Parallel ATA connection. If the notebook is only a few years old, it almost ...

During iFixit’s teardown of Apple’s new Mac Mini, it was discovered that within the 2011 Mac Mini, there was just enough space for owners to fit an additional hard drive. After mentioning the ...