IDE hard drives used in most PCs are essentially obsolete and should be replaced with SATA (Serial ATA) drives in new shipments of PCs. For a systems builder, this situation presents a great ...

I have a lot of extra hard drives laying around. Some of the drives are SATA and some of them are old IDE drives. I am thinking about getting rack/removable tray to go into one of my 5.25" bays so I ...

The Serial ATA standard for connecting computer devices has largely replaced older standards, such as IDE. SATA offers several advantages over IDE, such as vastly increased speed and slimmer cables ...

Every now and again there a few simple and somewhat useful bits of kit that come onto the market that assist in making slightly older systems and their components work with newer technologies. The ...

I just recently got a new rig, and now I want to copy some files off of my old IDE HDD onto my new SATA HDD. I've hooked up the IDE and tried jumpering it as "neutral position" "single position" "dual ...

USB is a glorious thing. It allows you to hook up a wide variety of products ranging from temperature monitoring equipment to keyboards and mice to headphones to drives and far beyond. Today I’m ...

They say, no one likes a know-it-all, but what about a do-it-all? - As enthusiasts we have a lot of toys and many of these devices store data on different forms of flash media. To add insult to injury ...

StarTech.com specializes in designing and manufacturing and even selling a number of adapters converting one format to another along with a number of accessories to handle any need you may have. Today ...

Sabrent has introduced the USB-DS12, a USB-C to SATA and IDE adapter, designed to facilitate the connection and management of various storage drives. This versatile adapter is compatible with 2.5-inch ...

Brainout asked the Hard Drives, NAS Drives, Storage forum to explain some of the words used to describe hard drives and storage. Technical terms can get overwhelming, especially when they include too ...

Addonics Technologies has announced a family of CF Hard Drive Adapters, which allow users to replace 2.5-inch IDE/SATA hard drives with shock/vibration resistant and less power-hungry Compact Flash ...