R Rovit44 New Member Apr 27, 2012 #1 will modern boards recognise old IDE drives, so I can retrieve old photos and use the drives as back upstorage?
will modern boards recognise old IDE drives, so I can retrieve old photos and use the drives as back upstorage?
wolfeking banned Apr 27, 2012 #2 they will recognize them if it has a IDE port. I don't think Z68 or Z77 carries it natively, you will probably need to get a IDE PCI controller card to do it, but they are not that expensive.
they will recognize them if it has a IDE port. I don't think Z68 or Z77 carries it natively, you will probably need to get a IDE PCI controller card to do it, but they are not that expensive.
2048Megabytes Active Member Apr 27, 2012 #3 I bought this one for my present motherboard. It works good. Rosewill RC-215 VIA PCI Serial ATA 1.5G x2 / ATA 133 (IDE) x1 Controller Card - $15 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...na&AID=10521304&PID=4169961&SID=1is3h25a1ug7j
I bought this one for my present motherboard. It works good. Rosewill RC-215 VIA PCI Serial ATA 1.5G x2 / ATA 133 (IDE) x1 Controller Card - $15 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...na&AID=10521304&PID=4169961&SID=1is3h25a1ug7j