IDE… Argh
My 300Gb HD died this morning. I have a feeling it was brought on by the IcyBox external enclosure I bought for it. It lasted about five years I think, which is pretty much average as far as drives go. I've never had a drive fail on me before, and the first time hurt's the most 
I've decided to go with SATA II drives, even though my Mobo doesn't have any SATA II ports. The whole setup cost me £200 for 500Gb (2x250Gb, 2MOLEX->SATA power convertors, 2xSATA data connectors). I have my eye on a really nice case for £200. Now I just have to have one of those arguments with myself and try to persuade myself to let me buy it… 
4th April 2006: Turns out my motherboard does have SATA ports. Kind of suprising that they'd bother using a motherboard with SATA ports but not include any SATA hard drives the the PC.
9th April 2006: This has actually turned out for the better. Now I have an excuse to buy a new case with a side window and a new PSU.
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