Is my hard drive supported by my mobo?

Uniceft17 · 04-29-2008, 06:42 PM

So I have no idea about compatibility, this is my first build, and going into this I thought it wouldn't matter, i'm getting the XFX nForce 780i motherboard, and it says that it can support ATA/133 Hard drive interface, what's that mean? I already had a hard drive picked out but it was a SATA or whatever, ok i'll get to the point. My motherboard has sata connectors but it says it's hard drive interface is ata/133, so can I still use the hard drive on the mother board?

Motherboard-http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...165&CatId=3495

Hard Drive-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262

Garethman!!` · 04-29-2008, 07:23 PM

Yes, it will work on it.

[-0MEGA-] · 04-29-2008, 08:09 PM

Yes that will work, your motherboard is compatible with SATA/II.

04-29-2008, 06:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Uniceft17 New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Decatur, Al, United States Posts: 3	Is my hard drive supported by my mobo? So I have no idea about compatibility, this is my first build, and going into this I thought it wouldn't matter, i'm getting the XFX nForce 780i motherboard, and it says that it can support ATA/133 Hard drive interface, what's that mean? I already had a hard drive picked out but it was a SATA or whatever, ok i'll get to the point. My motherboard has sata connectors but it says it's hard drive interface is ata/133, so can I still use the hard drive on the mother board? Motherboard-http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...165&CatId=3495 Hard Drive-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262

04-29-2008, 07:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 18 Posts: 1,184	Yes, it will work on it. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 / 2GB DDR2 PC5300 HDD : 750GB SATA Seagate Barracuda/ Hitachi 120GB 5400RPM GPU : Radeon HD2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate x64 / Windows Vista Basic PSU : Hiper 730W ATX / 80W Dell Laptop Power Brick

04-29-2008, 08:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
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