IDE and SATA are different kinds of connections for your HDD. SATA/PATA are fairly new (3~4 years).
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This is an IDEE connection:
Code:
ep.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/~inex/y2003/urakata/kumitate-manual/INOHATA-PENIII600/images/ide-HDD.jpg
This is a SATA connection (faster speeds):
Code:
zoomcomputers.co.uk/images/serial%20ata.jpg
And if you have a notebook, then give me the model and I can tell you what HDD you need
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