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red onion · 07-08-2006, 05:59 AM

Yes, any Mb you purchase should accept plain EIDE, or ATA/133 as they are sometimes called. If in doubt...just look at the manufacture's website for the MB you are loooking at. The specs should mention both SATA and IDE or ATA/133; after all, most DVD's are EIDE, and the MBs need to support those

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red onion Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebéc, Canada Age: 40 Posts: 544	Yes, any Mb you purchase should accept plain EIDE, or ATA/133 as they are sometimes called. If in doubt...just look at the manufacture's website for the MB you are loooking at. The specs should mention both SATA and IDE or ATA/133; after all, most DVD's are EIDE, and the MBs need to support those __________________ Main Rig: \| 2nd Rig: Windows XP/Vista \| Ubuntu 8.04 ASUS P5QL-E \| Gigabyte K8 Triton Intel E8400 \| Sempron 3300+ XFX 7600GT PCIe \| Nvidia Gforce4 AGP 500 GB WD SATA \| 160 GB WD SATA 160 GB WD SATA \| 40 GB Hitachi 2 GB PC6400 \| 512 MB PC2100 19" Samsung LCD \| 17" Compaq 7500