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Tom_ZeCat
04-15-2008, 11:02 PM
I know someone with an HP Pavillion that's about 5 years old. He wants to add an internal drive to it. How do I know if his machine will accept a SATA internal hard drive? Is it as simple as his motherboard must have SATA ports? Is there some place online where I can put his make and model number in and find out what his motherboard supports? If it won't accept SATA, I've got to find an IDE drive, right?

The Wise Monkey
04-16-2008, 09:02 AM
It really is as simple as that, but you may need the SATA drivers from your motherbaord manufacturer's website.