Sata ?

Darth Vapor · 01-09-2008, 04:03 PM

When I first built my rig I wasnt exactly sure I knew what I was doing. When I built my second I noticed that on my first I had a SATA capable HD but connected it via IDE - If I no w go back and reconnect with SATA will it make a difference?

imsati · 01-09-2008, 05:11 PM

IDE and SATA are completely different connectors. Did you use an adapter card? You cannot connect SATA to IDE - they won't fit.

Darth Vapor · 01-09-2008, 05:51 PM

LOL nevermind it is SATA - wow I was looking at the power cord thinking it was IDE

imsati · 01-09-2008, 08:28 PM

Just glad you got it sorted out.

01-09-2008, 04:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Darth Vapor Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT Posts: 49	Sata ? When I first built my rig I wasnt exactly sure I knew what I was doing. When I built my second I noticed that on my first I had a SATA capable HD but connected it via IDE - If I no w go back and reconnect with SATA will it make a difference? __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200 2.2 OC'd-2.7 MOBO: ECS C51GMM AM2 Nvidia Geforce 6100 GFX: EVGA Nvidia Geforce 7600GT Ram: PQI Turbo 2 Gig (2X1GB) DDR2 SDRAM

01-09-2008, 05:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
imsati VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: EHT, NJ Posts: 3,094	IDE and SATA are completely different connectors. Did you use an adapter card? You cannot connect SATA to IDE - they won't fit. __________________ --Jay Creepy Lurker Guy

01-09-2008, 05:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Darth Vapor Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT Posts: 49	LOL nevermind it is SATA - wow I was looking at the power cord thinking it was IDE __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200 2.2 OC'd-2.7 MOBO: ECS C51GMM AM2 Nvidia Geforce 6100 GFX: EVGA Nvidia Geforce 7600GT Ram: PQI Turbo 2 Gig (2X1GB) DDR2 SDRAM Last edited by Darth Vapor; 01-09-2008 at 05:54 PM.

01-09-2008, 08:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
imsati VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: EHT, NJ Posts: 3,094	Just glad you got it sorted out. __________________ --Jay Creepy Lurker Guy

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