Step-By-Step: Boost Your Hard-Drive Speed With Serial ATA

By Stan Miastkowski, PCW Print Jul 31, 2003 1:00 AM

The Top Down

Benefits: Easier-to-install hard drives deliver higher performance with the right motherboard.

Costs: Drives, $175 to $225; add-in cards, $50 to $100

Tools required: Phillips screwdriver, antistatic wrist strap (recommended)

Expertise level: Intermediate

Time required: 45 to 60 minutes

Drive vendors: Maxtor, Seagate, Western Digital

Card vendors: Adaptec, Addonics, HighPoint Technologies, Promise Technology, SIIG, Soyo

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