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11-02-2006, 06:07 AM
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Using IDE drive on Sata Mobo W/ converter?
The mobo i purchased (Asus M2N-sli Deluxe) only has one ide slot, for the two cd drives id like to connect up.......SOOO, instead of wasting the money on a sata hard drive because i cannot return my IDE hd, can i use a converter, such as a IDE/SATA to usb converter for my hd and run it off of the usb? if so, any plus/minuses with this setup?......Thanks
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11-02-2006, 06:08 AM
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You could, but i reccomend just getting a SATAII drive. Much easier, faster, etc.
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11-02-2006, 06:17 AM
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well the problem is i lost the case to return it to tiger direct, and im a cheap sob, so now granted it wont be as fast as a Sata drive, but would the ide drive connected thru a usb comparable to an ide drive hooked up in a pri ide drive?
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11-02-2006, 07:19 AM
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You lose a lot of performance going to USB. You could get an IDE/SATA converter (not to USB).
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11-02-2006, 06:36 PM
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do you think that this converter would work well?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812206002 |
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11-02-2006, 11:21 PM
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can't you just get an ide splitter that splits 1 ide into 2? they come standard with most motherboards...
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11-03-2006, 12:04 AM
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u could but you can still only put 2 drives on each IDE cable
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11-03-2006, 02:04 AM
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I have the same problem, is there no other way other than to buy a new hard drive?
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11-03-2006, 02:37 AM
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That converter will probably work, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822998001 this one is smaller though.
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11-03-2006, 02:46 AM
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correction*
you can only have 2 IDE drives per input(2 channels, 1 per channel)
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