SATA drive ?

[Alma J Wetzker]

Vu Pham wrote:
> Good morning,
> 
> I am going to install a Linux box with Oracle. This is not a production
> system and I would like to look for some not very expensive parts, but the
> system is not so slow, too :-)
> 
> I saw a recent thread on our forum about AMD 64. The article is interesting
> I think I will go for that CPU. 
> 
> How about the hard drive ? I guess the SATA is good enough. Which SATA drive
> is a fast one now ?

I am not sure about speed.  The issue I have with the SATA drives is the big 
wide integrated cable (data/power) keeps coming off the drives.  I have a WD 
drive that has the standard molex power connector and a SATA data connector 
that I have not had a problem with.

For the others, the only stress on the connector that I can determine is the 
weight of the cable.  They just work themselves free over the course of a week 
or so.  YMMV

     -- Alma