What type of internal drive do I need?

I would like to install a second hard drive in my G4 desktop machine. What drive type should I be looking at..."eide", "ATA", "SATA", or ?
I don't know what these various designations mean, or which would be the right solution for an older G4 like mine. An external drive is also a possibility, but the internals are much less expensive.
Any suggestions?

Hi-
Ultra ATA 100 drives are the drives for your system. Easiest to find, inexpensive, no adapters, etc. Your origional drive is ATA 100. Here are the specs for your system:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermacg4/stats/powermac_g4_867_dpmdd.html
Your system is not limited to hard drive size (GB) and can use any of the following drives:
http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=169&type=DataStorage&TI=3034&shoupgrds=ShowUpgrades
If you want to use SATA drives, you can, but you also need a controller card. This card and drive set is a good deal:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/SATAM500GPCI/
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