SATA drives question.....
Hi I am thinking of upgrading my PC and am thinking of purchasing a new motherboard & a SATA hard drive to go with it. . however I am concerned that since I have 2x IDE hard drive at the moment I am not sure whether it was possible to keep 1 of my IDE drives so that I can use it as a slave & use the new SATA drive ...
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I am thinking of upgrading my PC and am thinking of purchasing a new motherboard & a SATA hard drive to go with it.. however I am concerned that since I have 2x IDE hard drive at the moment I am not sure whether it was possible to keep 1 of my IDE drives so that I can use it as a slave & use the new SATA drive as a master or do I need to purchase 2 identical make of drive???(ie..2xSATA OR 2xIDE)
thanks
I am thinking of upgrading my PC and am thinking of purchasing a new motherboard & a SATA hard drive to go with it.. however I am concerned that since I have 2x IDE hard drive at the moment I am not sure whether it was possible to keep 1 of my IDE drives so that I can use it as a slave & use the new SATA drive as a master or do I need to purchase 2 identical make of drive???(ie..2xSATA OR 2xIDE)
thanks
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Doogie hit nail on head...
I have 2 SATA drives and have 2 CDRW on one of the IDE Controllers and can still add up to 2 more if I so desire...
That will allow you up to 6 Devices 2 per IDE channel = 4 and 2 SATA...
I have 2 SATA drives and have 2 CDRW on one of the IDE Controllers and can still add up to 2 more if I so desire...
That will allow you up to 6 Devices 2 per IDE channel = 4 and 2 SATA...
