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Mohammad8723

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Hi every one.
My 10 years old computer has a problem.
My hard disk drive does not work and I am going to buy new one.
My motherboard is il9 pro (manufacturer:american megatrends "ami"for short)
My old hard disk is maxtor 160gb diamondmax21.
I want to buy western digital blue 10ezex 1tb (7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch) .
But I have heard that if I install wd blue on my computer it will be more slow than now.
1-I want to ask you:
Is wd compatible with my pc?
2-Will my computer run more slowly if I install it than now?
 
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JackNaylorPE
You have been misinformed. While the WD Blue sits at the lower end of the performance charts and has a rather short warranty (2 years). It is very cheap cost wise but still will be waaaay faster than what you have now.

But at 10 years old ... is that a SATA equipped HD / MoBo ? or is it old PATA ? I think AMI is your BIOS vendor, that board I'm guessing is an Abit board. Is this your board ?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681312701

Storage Devices

PATA
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max

SATA 3Gb/s
4 x SATA 3Gb/s
Click to expand...

If that is a PATA drive connected to that PATA connector, any new SATA devise would be incompatible

Is performance a consideration ? You will find the WD Blue and other options here...
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You have been misinformed. While the WD Blue sits at the lower end of the performance charts and has a rather short warranty (2 years). It is very cheap cost wise but still will be waaaay faster than what you have now.

But at 10 years old ... is that a SATA equipped HD / MoBo ? or is it old PATA ? I think AMI is your BIOS vendor, that board I'm guessing is an Abit board. Is this your board ?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681312701

Storage Devices

PATA
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max

SATA 3Gb/s
4 x SATA 3Gb/s
Click to expand...

If that is a PATA drive connected to that PATA connector, any new SATA devise would be incompatible

Is performance a consideration ? You will find the WD Blue and other options here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/hdd-charts-2013/-17-PCMark-7-Gaming,2915.html

You also might consider a HD w/ a built in SSD if you have a SATA connection .... an extra $20 gets you a 5 year warranty and H U G E performance increase.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ftPfrH/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001
 
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Mohammad8723

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You are just right
I can see abit text on my board and in my boot process I see ami
I want to link some photos so that you will know better
http://imgur.com/QDSQaE0
http://imgur.com/FwuuP56
http://imgur.com/nAOODbj
So with this information in these pictures can I use wd?!?
Thanks


 
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