Hard Drive Specs?

[tenrange]

I am looking for a second hard drive to install in my computer. I want to use it for audio tracks only. Right now it only has a 40GB drive that has everything on it. I would like to purchace a 120GB+ drive for music storage.

I know just enough about computers to be dangerous. I was wondering if someone could outline what kind of specs would be good for music storage? Thanks

 

[Bulls Hit]

Just get a 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda with 8MB cache, SATA if your mobo has a SATA controller, PATA if not.

They're about as quietas you'll get

 

[aaroncomp]

Yeah, 7200rpm with 8mb cache is all you need. SATA if possible. And to add, avoid Maxtor at all costs!

 

[tenrange]

Thanks for the advice guys.

Now for the next question, how do I know if my computer will work with a sata drive? thanks

 

[xstatic]

Why avoid Maxtor? I have had just as many WD drives crash as Maxtor drives.