Shopping for hard disks? Okay, first, you have to consider is which interface the hard disk drive uses. There are three of them and this is the first:
IBM compatible computers use the IDE interface, which is incidentally one of the more common hard disk drive interfaces. It’s generally easy to install and customize- hence the popularity. From what I know, most computers have about a maximum of four IDE devices – hard disk drive to CD ROM drive. So before purchasing, verify first the available drive locations.