Question on hard drive purchase.

Hey all, so I'm back and it's time to upgrade my HD. Recently there is a sale on a 250gb hd which I am thinking about purchases, but I' confused about the specs of it. It says Serial ATA150, isnt that the same as a SATA? I'm not sure how it all works. I have a general idea as to how they work out. Parallel via Serial or someting 133vs150. Lemme know if this is compatable.

Specs:

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250M0 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive

Model ---

Brand Maxtor
Series DiamondMax 10
Model 6L250M0
Performance ---

Capacity 250GB
Cache 16MB
RPM 7200 RPM
Average Seek Time 9ms
Average Latency 4.17ms
Interface Serial ATA150

Physical Spec ---

Form Factor 3.5"

Features ----

Features Choice of parallel or serial interfaces
Native command queuing
Fluid dynamic bearing motor for quiet operation
Improved reliability with:
Shock Protection System
Data Protection System
RoHS compliant version available

(Direct link to manufacturer)
http://www.maxtor.com/_files/maxtor/en_us/documentation/data_sheets/diamondmax_10_data_sheet.pdf

Specs of my MOBO:

nForce NF4 Ultra-D
http://www.nvidia.com/page/nforce4_family.html


Just gimmi a heads up onto any questions or anything... all help is appreciated Thanks!

-Catt

 

Here's some SATA info:
http://www.addonics.com/emerging_technologies/sata_tutorial.asp
http://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/features/article.php/1482351
http://www.computerhope.com/help/ide.htm


You have a DFI NF4 Ultra D?
That maxtor HDD will work just fine.