Is it smart for me to upgrade my IDE hard drive 120GB 7200RPM to my newly pruchased (Refurb) 200GB SATA 150MB Hard drive. I really wish I would have gotten the 300MB SATA too but this one was just too cheap.

And that wasn't the oprginal reason for the purchase.

I think I purchased it for $27. ANYHOW, Are sata drives as reliable as IDE's? I trust IDE hard drives very much, I have been using them for a very long time.

Is it a very signifigant update? Or should I just get a 300MB SATA II Drive. Been waiting for this for so long, It sounds like it saint.
You'll find very little, if any, performance difference between your PATA drive and the SATA drive. (Both drives are IDE, by the way.)

I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish but if your current hard drive is functioning properly, I would leave it alone.Yeah, but would a SATA II ever be able to compete with a good ole trusty IDE PATA UATA 133MB 7200RPM hard drive?

Compete how?i SATA hard drives are fast - its good to upgrade -
Oh yeah, I got some pics of my computer.....I am using the SATA as a second hard disk now......SOMETIMES, it is not recognised and I have to restart windows.......

Does anybody know why this is. at other times it works....... Thats GREATT that sata's are IDE too. It seems like maybe sata's have a greater BANDWIDTH because of bigger pins.SATA is just as reliable as IDE...
Keep in mind though the Golden Rule: All HDD's fail eventually....some sooner than others.
I'd concentrate on developing a solid backup strategy immediately after installing the new drive.Hey, Just thought I would post a reply. I am not completely done with my sys. yet but I added a temp monitor too, it. Check out what I got

http://picasaweb.google.com/bradb2007/Questions#5243042564012167682
Hey, Just thought I would post a reply. I am not completely done with my sys. yet but I added a temp monitor too, it. Check out what I got

http://picasaweb.google.com/bradb2007/Questions#5243042564012167682