SATA2 drives work in SATA ports.
You're probably better off sticking with IDE, if you can find an IDE drive cheap enough. I haven't managed to detect any real speed difference between the two interfaces.
SATA is more energy efficient and is generally a more accomplished and better standard that PATA/IDE, but you just need a drive - it doesn't matter what it is so long as it works.
You're probably better off sticking with IDE, if you can find an IDE drive cheap enough. I haven't managed to detect any real speed difference between the two interfaces.
SATA is more energy efficient and is generally a more accomplished and better standard that PATA/IDE, but you just need a drive - it doesn't matter what it is so long as it works.