1 TB HDD query

[LadyMedusa]

Hi,
I want to buy 1 TB Hard Disk for my Computer.
Now, is there any capacity constraints on your motherboard, Bios etc to support a Hard Disk? & How to use a SATA HDD?

[ManKal]

Hi,
First tel me what motherbord you have?
It must support SATA HDDs Since 99% 1TB HDD comes with SATA or SATA2
If not you will need to upgrade to Sata & a controller card.

[LadyMedusa]

Thanks My motherboard supports IDE no SATA support.
What can i do? I want 1TB HDD. IS it a good idea to have 2 500mb HDDs combined using RAID? Dont know what RAID is but is it possible?

[Camillus]

OK
As you said your Mobo does not support SATA you wont get the benifits of SATA HDD like speed of data transfer on your IDE using Controller card.

RAID — which stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (as named by the inventor), or alternatively Redundant Array of Independent Disks (a name which later developed within the computing industry) — is a technology that employs the simultaneous use of two or more hard disk drives to achieve greater levels of performance, reliability, and/or larger data volume sizes.

WIKI
Do you really need 1TB HDD? I yes then i think you just need to upgrade your motherboard.

[ManKal]

A 1TB drive would be a better option than a RAID 0 of 2 500GB drives.
SATA has replaced IDE.

IS it a good idea to have 2 500mb HDDs combined using RAID?

Raid 0 is a striped array where data is written across 2 disks lose 1 disk & you lose data completely. It is more finicky then a simple large drive.