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amey_dude Original post #1
Feb 8, 2008 at 10:33 AM
I want to buy a hdd. I want to install *leopard* on it Which hdd should i opt for ?? sata-2 or ide (7200rpm)?? Which will give better performance and zero problems on installing leopard...
nvidia
nvidia #2
Feb 8, 2008 at 11:03 AM
I dont know bout installing "leopard". But Sata is better than IDE
Whats your budget?
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The Conqueror #3
Feb 8, 2008 at 11:12 AM
yes sata is the best and mention ur budget.
The best brand of HDD which i like is Seagate
praka123
Feb 8, 2008 at 11:26 AM
ide is better in my personal experiance :D if at all ur gonna buy sata,get a perpendicular recording type.
H
Feb 8, 2008 at 11:30 AM
I want to buy a hdd. I want to install *leopard* on it Which hdd should i opt for ?? sata-2 or ide (7200rpm)?? Which will give better performance and zero problems on installing leopard...

as of now i havent tried installing Leopard on my pc but hav installed OS X and i wanna tell u that OS X will install perfectly on IDE hdd but wont boot from it.
u need a sata hdd for installing and running OS X.
A
Feb 8, 2008 at 5:52 PM
My budget is around 3000.

@hellgate: so i hv to go for sata2 only to be able to install and run osx (leopard) ??
praka123
Feb 8, 2008 at 5:54 PM
^also primary partition too :p
utsav
utsav #8
Feb 8, 2008 at 5:56 PM
Sata 2 is the best option .ide is phased out.evn odd comes in sata these days due to this reason
A
Feb 8, 2008 at 6:57 PM
also where can i get it in pune ?? any good shop who gives discounts ??
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hellgate #10
Feb 9, 2008 at 2:09 AM
^^^ if u wanna install in a pata hdd then u'll hafta install thru VMWare though u may not get audio and lan support.
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amey_dude #11
Feb 10, 2008 at 9:00 AM
Hey one more and major question will my motherboard support sata2 hdd ??

Motherboard - AsusTek M2N-MX for AMD AM2.
dOm1naTOr
dOm1naTOr #12
Feb 10, 2008 at 9:32 AM
yup, it supports sataII HDDs.