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mreasy2320
Dec 21, 2006, 05:43 PM
Hello I would like to know if I can use a sata hard drive in my PC since I have a gateway I got in 2002, would that cause any issues?

SESaskDFC
Dec 21, 2006, 08:34 PM
Howdy:

Only if you have a sata controller and your system can handle it!

I would be checking with Gateway!!

Murray

Northwind_Dagas
Dec 22, 2006, 07:50 AM
SESakDFC's is right, you would need a SATA controller. Without the model number of your Gateway, we can't know if it has one or not.

If it does not, there are add-on controller cards that would work, as well as SATA to IDE converters. However, I would avoid the converters, as they are slower.