Two HDDs, one SATA, one IDE on same board.

tidyboy21 · 01-16-2008, 07:47 PM

Putting together a low spec PC for my brother just to store music on. He managed to get hold of an 120gb IDE drive and I have another 120gb SATA drive which I dont need. The MOBO is a SATA board. Would I be able to run the IDE drive on the same cable as the DVD/RW drive? What would I need to set the jumpers on the HDDs and the DVD drive? Cheers.

JLV2k5 · 01-16-2008, 08:00 PM

Most motherboards have a IDE slot for this type of drive. Can you provide a link for the MB? Thanks

Platinum · 01-16-2008, 08:08 PM

could also get an SATA to IDE converter... http://www.amazon.com/Addonics-ADSAI.../dp/B0002FGEAS

tidyboy21 · 01-16-2008, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JLV2k5

Most motherboards have a IDE slot for this type of drive. Can you provide a link for the MB? Thanks

Sorry, no link as its an old ASUS Puffer MOBO from an old HP Desktop. It only has one IDE slot so thats why I want to know if I can run the HDD on the same cable as the DVD drive as well as a SATA port for the other drive.

**mep916** · 01-16-2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tidyboy21

It only has one IDE slot so thats why I want to know if I can run the HDD on the same cable as the DVD drive as well as a SATA port for the other drive.

Yes you can. Set the DVD as primary and the HD as slave. Some say you cannot boot the OS on a slave drive, but it's worked for me in the past. Optical drive manufacturers say that the drive works better when set as a primary. Either way might work, though.

JLV2k5 · 01-16-2008, 08:48 PM

Is it possible to get a IDE to SATA convertor? I am not sure, does anyone know?

footballdude2k3 · 01-16-2008, 08:50 PM

yes you can do it on the same cable set the drive as primary and hdd as slave, done it before as well, works great

**mep916** · 01-16-2008, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JLV2k5

Is it possible to get a IDE to SATA convertor? I am not sure, does anyone know?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

JLV2k5 · 01-16-2008, 08:53 PM

Well there you go. I would suggest getting one of those and hopefully it will not slow you down too much.

tidyboy21 · 01-16-2008, 08:59 PM

Thanks all, probably just get one of those adaptors then. Just got to find one in the UK.

01-16-2008, 07:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
tidyboy21 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 273	Two HDDs, one SATA, one IDE on same board. Putting together a low spec PC for my brother just to store music on. He managed to get hold of an 120gb IDE drive and I have another 120gb SATA drive which I dont need. The MOBO is a SATA board. Would I be able to run the IDE drive on the same cable as the DVD/RW drive? What would I need to set the jumpers on the HDDs and the DVD drive? Cheers. __________________ ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA X48 (0407) C2D E8500 @ 4.1GHz Zalman CNPS9700-LED (Lapped) 2GB OCZ REAPER PC2-8500 @ 1095MHz 2 x HD3870's DDR4 Crossfire (875/1250) Thermaltake Toughpower W0132 1000w 4 x Western Digital 250GB HDs 2 x LG Flatron Slim 19" Thermaltake Armor with 25cm Side Fan 3D Mark06 19125 (Vista)

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JLV2k5 Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: University of Delaware Age: 21 Posts: 1,300	Is it possible to get a IDE to SATA convertor? I am not sure, does anyone know? __________________ Can't wait to finish college and build my system.

01-16-2008, 08:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
footballdude2k3 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sheboygan, wi Posts: 424	yes you can do it on the same cable set the drive as primary and hdd as slave, done it before as well, works great __________________ case- antec 900 Dell d840 cpu-intel e8400 @3.00ghz p4 2.0ghz memory- 4gb corsair 800 mhz 512 mb ram hdd- 500 gb western digital psu- 700 ocz video- evga 8800gt speakers- logitech 5.1 X130 dvd- lite on 20x os-vista home premium if anybody has any input on the left column thats what i want to get right now.

01-16-2008, 08:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
JLV2k5 Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: University of Delaware Age: 21 Posts: 1,300	Well there you go. I would suggest getting one of those and hopefully it will not slow you down too much. __________________ Can't wait to finish college and build my system.

01-16-2008, 08:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
tidyboy21 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 273	Thanks all, probably just get one of those adaptors then. Just got to find one in the UK. __________________ ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA X48 (0407) C2D E8500 @ 4.1GHz Zalman CNPS9700-LED (Lapped) 2GB OCZ REAPER PC2-8500 @ 1095MHz 2 x HD3870's DDR4 Crossfire (875/1250) Thermaltake Toughpower W0132 1000w 4 x Western Digital 250GB HDs 2 x LG Flatron Slim 19" Thermaltake Armor with 25cm Side Fan 3D Mark06 19125 (Vista)

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