Sorry if this has already been run flat, but when do we get SATA? I thought it was out in Japan, and I needa replace my IDE 20gig 5400 rpm drive.
Also, how on earth can SATA be faster than IDE if it only uses 7 wires? Will performance dramatically drop if you use more than one drive on each channel? And how many drives can you have on one channel? Are there adapters out for IDE->SATA that give the functionality but not the speed? I have SATA on my ASUS board and am quite eager to use it. Thanx for any help and sorry bout the rambling.
Also, how on earth can SATA be faster than IDE if it only uses 7 wires? Will performance dramatically drop if you use more than one drive on each channel? And how many drives can you have on one channel? Are there adapters out for IDE->SATA that give the functionality but not the speed? I have SATA on my ASUS board and am quite eager to use it. Thanx for any help and sorry bout the rambling.