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How do I figure out if my computer uses SATA or ATA hard drives?

by on December 11, 2008

Q: I own a emachine T3504 and want to purchase a new hard drive. How do i find out if it is SATA or ATA? I also have 2 cd drives installed would I need a power cable and new ide cable as well?

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One Response to “How do I figure out if my computer uses SATA or ATA hard drives?”
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    In Windows XP, go “Start Menu” => right-click on “My Computer” => “Properties” => “Hardware” tab => “Device Manager” => press the plus sign next to the category called “Disk drives”.

    Let me know what you discover.

     

    robert (Geek) says: on December 14, 2008 at 6:06 pm