no IDE on my asus :( what to do????

liquidmonkey · 05-01-2009, 02:21 PM

my new build is nearly complete and i was about to hook up my older CD / DVD burner to the new rig and just noticed that the mobo (asus p6t deluxe WS pro) does NOT have a IDE connector :@ so how can i hook up my cd/dvd burner? am i screwed??
could i take the cd-burner out of my laptop and use that?
do cd-burners now use USB or SATA?
options please?????

is it possible to install an OS with a USB stick???? thats all i really want to do to be honest as i NEVER use the CD / DVD burner.

ps, originally i had ordered the asus p6t deluxe v2 board but the shipper was out of stock and replaced it with the WS pro. i thought it was all good until just NOW when i realized no IDE SUPPORT :@

ukulele_ninja · 05-01-2009, 02:24 PM

Just pick up a SATA burner. Im sure that you have some extra sata ports on your mobo.

dug987654 · 05-01-2009, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Just pick up a SATA burner.

Yeah, their like 15 quid. Doug

Gareth · 05-01-2009, 04:44 PM

You can get a PCI to IDE add on card, or, a new SATA DVD burner.

liquidmonkey · 05-01-2009, 05:09 PM

have found a few tutorials on how to install VISTA using a USB stick but each tutorial says you need to already have VISTA installed or for it to work

i'm on winXP Pro SP3 and would like to do the same thing...any ideas?

ps, if no one knows, i'll get a sata burner tomorrow....but thats tomorrow....let's sort this out now

lovely? · 05-01-2009, 05:13 PM

sorry, not really going to happen. you need the dvd drive. its the same as asking if you can install windows with no motherboard, really. sure there might be a few workarounds, but its not gonna happen.

fmw · 05-01-2009, 07:15 PM

Don't feel bad about buying a new optical drive. IDE is going away this year so they won't be supported any longer. We're seeing a lot of new mainboards now without IDE controllers at all. Optical drives have a life span of a few years depending on how much they are used so they don't last forever. Getting a new one is the right thing to do.

Brett_md · 05-11-2009, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liquidmonkey

my new build is nearly complete and i was about to hook up my older CD / DVD burner to the new rig and just noticed that the mobo (asus p6t deluxe WS pro) does NOT have a IDE connector :@ so how can i hook up my cd/dvd burner? am i screwed??
could i take the cd-burner out of my laptop and use that?
do cd-burners now use USB or SATA?
options please?????

is it possible to install an OS with a USB stick???? thats all i really want to do to be honest as i NEVER use the CD / DVD burner.

ps, originally i had ordered the asus p6t deluxe v2 board but the shipper was out of stock and replaced it with the WS pro. i thought it was all good until just NOW when i realized no IDE SUPPORT :@

I just ran into the same thing with my new build. My mobo has only one IDE, but I had two HDDs and two optical drives that used IDE. So, I ended up scrapping the optical drives for a Super-Multi drive SATA. I'm going to be scrapping the IDE HDDs next and getting a SATA HDD.

Upgrades/builds can be costly.

Bodaggit23 · 05-11-2009, 08:46 AM

I've tried the USB Install method from XP many, many times, and I've only succeeded once.

However, I've used this tutorial from Vista and it works every time:
http://blogs.technet.com/jeffa36/arc...-installs.aspx

I know this doesn't solve the problem, but it would if you can find someone
with Vista. It only takes about 20 minutes to create the bootable USB stick.

05-01-2009, 02:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
liquidmonkey Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 165	no IDE on my asus :( what to do???? my new build is nearly complete and i was about to hook up my older CD / DVD burner to the new rig and just noticed that the mobo (asus p6t deluxe WS pro) does NOT have a IDE connector :@ so how can i hook up my cd/dvd burner? am i screwed?? could i take the cd-burner out of my laptop and use that? do cd-burners now use USB or SATA? options please????? is it possible to install an OS with a USB stick???? thats all i really want to do to be honest as i NEVER use the CD / DVD burner. ps, originally i had ordered the asus p6t deluxe v2 board but the shipper was out of stock and replaced it with the WS pro. i thought it was all good until just NOW when i realized no IDE SUPPORT :@ __________________ VISTA Ultimate SP2 64bit 2 x 24" LG Monitors Intel Core i7 920 with Xigmatek HDT-S1283 ASUS P6T WS PRO 12gigs of OCZ Gold XTC Triple Channel 6x2gig DDR3 1333MHz PC12800 XFX Nvidia GTX 260 core 216 Corsair TX750W Cooler Master 690 HDD Total = 4.5 TB

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ukulele_ninja VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Age: 23 Posts: 4,197	Just pick up a SATA burner. Im sure that you have some extra sata ports on your mobo. __________________ http://raptr.com/badge/7183de702f2e4...bbc43e0/fs.png

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Gareth Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire, England Age: 19 Posts: 1,801	You can get a PCI to IDE add on card, or, a new SATA DVD burner. __________________ Gareth's Desktop Computer - *All parts are from Newegg in the United States!* *Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz* 8GB DDR2 PC8500 RAM 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID 0 Striped Powercolor Radeon HD4870 1GB Windows 7 Professional x64 Hiper 730W ATX 2.0 PSU NZXT Silence Whisper Case 22" Widescreen 1680x1050 + 19" Widescreen 1440x900

05-01-2009, 05:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
liquidmonkey Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 165	have found a few tutorials on how to install VISTA using a USB stick but each tutorial says you need to already have VISTA installed or for it to work i'm on winXP Pro SP3 and would like to do the same thing...any ideas? ps, if no one knows, i'll get a sata burner tomorrow....but thats tomorrow....let's sort this out now __________________ VISTA Ultimate SP2 64bit 2 x 24" LG Monitors Intel Core i7 920 with Xigmatek HDT-S1283 ASUS P6T WS PRO 12gigs of OCZ Gold XTC Triple Channel 6x2gig DDR3 1333MHz PC12800 XFX Nvidia GTX 260 core 216 Corsair TX750W Cooler Master 690 HDD Total = 4.5 TB

05-01-2009, 05:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 4,988	sorry, not really going to happen. you need the dvd drive. its the same as asking if you can install windows with no motherboard, really. sure there might be a few workarounds, but its not gonna happen. __________________ Core i5 750 @ 4.2ghz Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R 2x2gb OCZ ddr3 1600mhz Corsair TX650w XFX GTX 260 Black ed. 2 500gb WD Black, 320gb WD Caviar Cooped up nicely in an Antec 900

05-01-2009, 07:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
fmw Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 474	Don't feel bad about buying a new optical drive. IDE is going away this year so they won't be supported any longer. We're seeing a lot of new mainboards now without IDE controllers at all. Optical drives have a life span of a few years depending on how much they are used so they don't last forever. Getting a new one is the right thing to do.

05-11-2009, 08:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
Bodaggit23 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Aperture Science Posts: 4,559	I've tried the USB Install method from XP many, many times, and I've only succeeded once. However, I've used this tutorial from Vista and it works every time: http://blogs.technet.com/jeffa36/arc...-installs.aspx I know this doesn't solve the problem, but it would if you can find someone with Vista. It only takes about 20 minutes to create the bootable USB stick. __________________ Team Stats @ ExtremeOverclocking.com Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 CPU: i7 920 Batch#3841A525 (@3.43Ghz) Board: EVGA E758-A1 Memory: Dominator 3x2GB DDR3 1600 Hard Drive: 300GB VelociRaptor GPU: EVGA GTX260 SC Core 216 Optical: Sony Optiarc 22x DVD/CD Burner PSU: Corsair TX850W CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Primary OS: Windows Vista x64 SP2 Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

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