Computer Man wrote:

> Hi there. I want to add a second hard drive. Installation doesn't
> seem to be too hard, I've been visiting a few sites that offer help
> with hard drive installation. My problem is this. There are I beleive
> two types of HD. IDE & SCSI. My PC is three years old, ADVENT3307
> What type of HD should I fit?


There are considerably more than two types, although several are pretty much
obsolete now. Today there are three types in fairly common use: SCSI,
parallel ATA (aka PATA, IDE, or EIDE), and serial ATA (aka SATA).

Unless you have a custom configuration (and you would likely know if you
did), almost certainly you have the second type, parallel ATA (aka PATA,
IDE, or EIDE). But to be sure, right-click on my Computer, choose
Properties, and go to the Device Manager tab. It will tell you there what
you have.

It's easiest to add a drive of the type you already have, but the other
types can be added too. However, you would probably not have motherboard
support for them and would have to buy and install a separate add-in
controller card.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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