Windows 7 x64 vs Windows 7 x86 (Fight)

If your mobo is only ATA - IDE, there are adapters that will modify the FASTER SATA HDDs, so they will work on the ATA mobos. ATA if you add a P=PATA which almost all mobos are, the diff is SATA will only take 1 S ATA HDD per connection. where PATA will take 2 ATA HDDs per.
I have been beta testing the old ATA addon PCI Card, which will if PATA HDDs add 4, but as SATA will add only 2 HDDs.

The Card I use is the older Promise ATA(Windows Vista Promise Ultra100 (tm) IDE Controller)(Driver= 2.1.0.3) quite old but still works very well with Win 7 7264. This allows 2 fast SATA HDDs. So even the old PATA HDD mobos only will accept the new faster SATA HDD,s with NO Problems.

I do hope this helps.

Gbsnplr said:

I have found this discussion very interesting but must admitt to not understanding 1/3rd of it. Bottom line for me is how do I find faster HDs? I am not sure I am interested in going with SCSI because I would have to change MoBo's.

Thanks for the help.

What do you mean by a Faster HDD? If you mean in RPM then upgrade to a faster RPM like a 7200 or a 10000. If you mean data transfer...as of now SATA is kind of the standard to work with(300 Mb/s). If you are using IDE(100Mb/s) then you are going to be slower in data tranfer speeds. The best you can test now would a Solid State Drive. They are really good but have a setback of if you write to it too many times you can destroy it. They are still connected via SATA so the gain of a faster internal drive given same tranfer speeds if your choice.

If you dont have a SATA connector for your MOBO and you are still using IDE. The only thing you can do is change your motherboard. Using an in-line converter wont help your data speeds...you would still run at 100Mb/s approx.

Blackhawk, your right also. but since we have no specs to what he has, both are DUH simply guessing at what we think is the best for him.
Sure would be nice to have the SPECs of CPU, mobo, memory, etc etc. then we could really help. Some time i suggest ppl get the faster HDDs not because they will actually make thing faster, they are simply cheaper and work better, and will work with the new mobs better.
Gads old small IDE Hdds cost more the bigger faster Satas. so the Adapter Kits are a nice method to do.
maybe he will SPEC up so we can assist better. Remeber he said:

: Originally Posted by Gbsnplr
I have found this discussion very interesting but must admitt to not understanding 1/3rd of it. Bottom line for me is how do I find faster HDs?

Muad Dib said:

I am so glad you took the time to answer the questions though, in truth, starting with the first post in this thread they were already answered.

I would simply add, "Why put a 2 barrel carburetor on a 454 big block?"

But in full disclosure I was not a proponent of Vista 64 bit for the "average" home user. Too many driver issues at the time of release....

I want a quad carb!!! Where is my quad carb!!!! I saw that and had to say something, worked with a guy who had a quad carb on his pickup, beastly thing. Either way why the hell are you using a 454 for every day use, isn't that overkill? lol

I have SATA now. And thanks for all the input.

My laptop is x64 compatible but I just didn't see the benefits.

I put x64 Ultimate on but went back to x86 because there's less compatibly and I just understand why is was better.

Ben.