Seagate ST303204N1A1A-RK 320GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive 5-year Warranty at Seagate.com outlet store. Scroll down to the desktop hard drive section. If it's not OOS, you should see the "Add to Cart" link.
Quite a few hdd deals lately. Maybe hdd manufacturers are clearing out smaller drives. Be sure you know what you are buying because you can't cancel the order unless the item is back-ordered.
Also, it seems seagate.com might try to place a larger authorization amount than the actual price (I saw +5% for another deal) on your credit card. Just want to let you know that.
Update: Looks like seagate.com just killed free shipping. Standard shipping is now $7.99. (Thanks for reporting, bliksem.)
shadow3277 said: simpleDeal said: All the portable external drives are now officially DEAD. What does that have to do with this INTERNAL drive? My bad. Sorry. I've been pretty excited with the portable deals.
pat731
New Member
posted: Aug. 24, 2008 @ 11:46a
It is no longer available to purchase unless you can send me an active link.
cougarls88 said: SteveDuke2003 said: Man, wish these were 2.5" instead of 3.5", need a PATA laptop drive!
I think the biggest you'll find in a PATA notebook drive is 250GB (WD) and the reviews are mixed on those.
Yeah this is a great deal for those who need an internal drive, I'm looking for a 120GB PATA 2.5" drive for a fairly specialized use where capacity past 120GB doesn't matter. Alas, that has nothing to do with this deal though
Can someone help this HD noob figure out whether I can use PATA drives? My MB is old (last BIOS was 05) and I don't know the diff btwn SATA and PATA. Here's the specs on my board.
Sata = serial ATA (faster transfer) Pata = parallel ATA
Your board supports 2 Serial ATA RAID 0/1, therefore you need SATA. Your plugs will also tell you. Google the two cables and you will see very different ends and that will help verify your question.
bliksem
Member
posted: Aug. 24, 2008 @ 3:15p
Seagate killed the 160GB SATA order while it was in my cart and I was entering CC details. So, I add it back and now it's + $7.99 shipping
Sata = serial ATA (faster transfer) Pata = parallel ATA
Your board supports 2 Serial ATA RAID 0/1, therefore you need SATA. Your plugs will also tell you. Google the two cables and you will see very different ends and that will help verify your question. He may also have PATA headers on his mobo. My Asus A7N8X Deluxe (for AMD Athlon XP processors) has both. Granted, mine was a home built computer and the board alone ran $150.
dg12345 said: Can someone help this HD noob figure out whether I can use PATA drives? My MB is old (last BIOS was 05) and I don't know the diff btwn SATA and PATA. Here's the specs on my board.
It still said it at the top of the page last night even though once in your cart it was showing a charge for shipping. I think my sister was ordering one and then calling today with a screenshot she took that showed it still said free shipping.
iceui2 said: GMY said: There was free shipping on everything before, w/o a minimum.
But not anymore
Add one to cart, then update quantity to 10, then reduce down to 5 or more. There is free shipping then.
PATA interface is the flat grey 80 pin ribbons although some folks might use a rounded 80 pin ribbon like the yellow ones in the older DFI mainboards.
SATA is the smaller cables showed here towrds the top of the picture. The plug, when looking at the end, is the shape of a smaller "L."
Also, when I bought my 320GB Seagate I needed to remove the jumper off the back of the hard disk before I installed it to allow for 3.0GB/s speeds. This, however, is not a concern when using PATA drives like this one posted. Just make sure the jumper is in the cable select position on the pins.
Jumper illustrations: Click this one for Seagate PATA drives.
It is 2008. Has nobody heard of real time inventory?
"Thank you for your recent order at seagate.com (order number 00000000000). Unfortunately, due to high demand for this product, it is not currently available in stock. Therefore, we have had to cancel your order. Your credit card was not charged."
I had placed my order right after it was posted here.
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