IT Madness

Well, I bought some new equipment for the Oldsmobile PC that I have. The equipment is newer than my PC can handle, of course.

I bought a new SATA hard disk and controller card because Mrs. Buddy and I are sharing computers to save frustration costs. I can't remember the original justification for having two computers, but I am sure I will remember sooner or later.

So I went to CompUSA this weekend to find an adapter for the 4-pin power connector for this new SATA drive. They had no clue what I was talking about. One of them seemed to recognize that the SATA power connector is different than an ordinary 4-pin EIDE power connector, but then kind of left while his coworker told me that yeah, if I were going to find them they would be on the wall across from us (where I already looked and failed to find it) and that when they get them in they usually disappear pretty fast, and they cost $30 or more.

Now, I knew he was lying because look. I knew it was a waste of my time going in there, but what bothers me is that they get paid to put together computers. So, do they really ever get them in? Does he know for what I am asking?

I also asked about it at my job, where there are a few pretty savvy IT guys around. But none of them really knew what I was talking about either, and one even handed me an adapter that lets you plug an EIDE drive into a SATA cable. I mean, is it really that uncommon a piece of hardware?

So, I ended up getting a new PSU anyway. Eventually I will upgrade the other hardware in the PC and I will need a new PSU to handle it.