http://blogs.technet.com/steve_lamb/archive/2007/08/08/sata-versus-pata-which-to-use-for-my-home-server-vista-media-centre.aspxBack in "the old days" I used to build hardware on a regular basis hence was intimately familiar with the various standards and terminology. These days it's pretty rare for me to dabble in hardware hence when friends have asked me "should I get a SATAen-GBCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/steve_lamb/archive/2007/08/08/sata-versus-pata-which-to-use-for-my-home-server-vista-media-centre.aspx#1728810Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:20:15 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:1728810John A Thomson<P>I'd recommend SATA II and even then, you can get different quality drives! </P> <P>Western Digital do a RE range that allegedly has better reliability as they are designed for RAID and server applications. </P> <P><A href="http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=331" target=_new rel=nofollow>http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=331</A></P> <P>Ensure you've got adequate airflow over these drives as they do get quite hot when there is a lack of cooling. Doesn't take much, just a nice wee gentle breeze from a small fan :-).</P>