Upgrading Your Old PC"s Hard Drive
Do you have an old PC that works just fine for what you need it to do but you find yourself running out of hard drive space? If you've been looking into upgrading that PC's old hard drive you may have run into a compatibility issue. Your PC more than likely uses the old IDE interface to connect the hard drive to the computers motherboard, which can be a huge headache when trying to upgrade an old computer, the problem is all modern hard drives use the new SATA interface. Finding a descent IDE hard drive for a good price is nearly impossible nowadays, once they stop making a product obviously it's availability goes way down and it's price goes way up trying to force you into upgrading other components. Don't worry, your not forced to upgrade that PC just yet.
There is one option that is over looked by most people wanting a larger and faster hard drive for their dated computer or if their old one decided to kick the bucket. It's called an IDE To SATA adapter. They are available for purchase at any of the major online computer retailers such as Newegg, Tiger Direct and NCIX. What this adapter does is it connects to the IDE Slot on your computer's motherboard turning that slot into a fully functional SATA connection. Now you can purchase any SATA hard drive you please without worrying about any compatibility issues, you now have a huge variety of hard drives to choose from, even ones as large as 2 TB's in size! Also, this adapter only costs 20 dollars! That sure is a lot cheaper than throwing out your perfectly good computer in a hopeless effort at keeping up with todays changing technology. This will surely add at least an extra 5 years to your computers life. Don't let anyone tell you it's time to throw away that dinosaur PC when there are countless ways of helping it keep up with todays standards.
Thank you for reading my article, if you would like help installing this adapter I would be more than happy to walk you through the installation. Visit my website and I will assist you any way possible. Fill out my service request form on my home page and I will respond to your question/problem within 24 hours and assist you in solving your PC problems for absolutely free. I fix computers for a hobby and love to help people with there problems. Money isn't everything!
There is one option that is over looked by most people wanting a larger and faster hard drive for their dated computer or if their old one decided to kick the bucket. It's called an IDE To SATA adapter. They are available for purchase at any of the major online computer retailers such as Newegg, Tiger Direct and NCIX. What this adapter does is it connects to the IDE Slot on your computer's motherboard turning that slot into a fully functional SATA connection. Now you can purchase any SATA hard drive you please without worrying about any compatibility issues, you now have a huge variety of hard drives to choose from, even ones as large as 2 TB's in size! Also, this adapter only costs 20 dollars! That sure is a lot cheaper than throwing out your perfectly good computer in a hopeless effort at keeping up with todays changing technology. This will surely add at least an extra 5 years to your computers life. Don't let anyone tell you it's time to throw away that dinosaur PC when there are countless ways of helping it keep up with todays standards.
Thank you for reading my article, if you would like help installing this adapter I would be more than happy to walk you through the installation. Visit my website and I will assist you any way possible. Fill out my service request form on my home page and I will respond to your question/problem within 24 hours and assist you in solving your PC problems for absolutely free. I fix computers for a hobby and love to help people with there problems. Money isn't everything!
