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SATA and IDE in the same computer...

May 24, 2006 8:48PM PDT

someone told me that you cannot put a SATA and an IDE HDD in the same computer even if they have available slots. is it true?

these are the slots on my motherboard:
Eight USB 2.0 ports
One serial port
One parallel port
Four Serial ATA interfaces
One parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support
One diskette drive interface
PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports

I already have one 40GB IDE HDD and one DVD-rom. can i still add a SATA HDD and another DVD+/-R/RW without throwing away the exhisting ones?

thanks

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Not true
May 25, 2006 6:39AM PDT

Every thing is set up in Bios. Both IDE & Raid & Sata all set up in Bios.
I have IDE, Sata, and Raid in my computer all set up inside Bios.
See your motherboard Manuel, or go to the motherboard web site.

Good Luck
Wendell H

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(NT) (NT) 100% wrong...don't take PC advice from that friend anymore
May 25, 2006 2:41PM PDT
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works for me since 2003
May 25, 2006 10:15PM PDT

if you have the SATA-drivers installed, there is no problem at all. most newer OS-es will then recognise your drives.
I have IDE 1 - 4 for 2 HD- en 2 DVD-drives en SATA 1 -2 for another 2 HD- drives.


what I'm using it for:

I'm still waiting for KNOPPIX 5.0.1 (genuine installation to hard disk will now possible for the very first time) and Kubuntu to be ready. if it takes to long, I'll start wit Suse 10.1 anyway.

once complete, I'll be able to boot from floppy and CD/DVD to whatever, from PATA to linux (my trio) and from SATA to W-xp PRO just by changing the boot-order in the BIOS.

how's that for multi-boot??


succes, ben