SATA hard drive do I need sata cd drive?

N3rd · 05-12-2008, 06:38 AM

What my title says I am new to building and would like to clear this up!

**ceewi1** · 05-12-2008, 09:15 AM

No, you can use your SATA hard drive with either a SATA or IDE CD Drive.

CPTMuller · 05-12-2008, 04:38 PM

Yep, what he said, it doesn't matter what they are, I would recommend a sata DVD drive simply because it makes cable management easier.

jw214 · 05-12-2008, 10:02 PM

im looking forward to trying a sata disc drive. making OS installs faster sounds very tempting

cohen · 05-12-2008, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jw214

im looking forward to trying a sata disc drive. making OS installs faster sounds very tempting

i didn't think that there was any different between IDE and SATA on speed....

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