Mother boards and ATA devices

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http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16813128059

I plan on getting this board and a new HD that is SATA to run the OS off of and a DVD burner that is SATA.

Problem is I want to hook up 2 additional ATA HD to this same MB.ONe is a 500 GB and the other is 80Gg>I really don't want to hook up one as a external drive because of the lags in transferring data with USB plugs.

Most of the mother boards in this price range have only one spot for ATA devices.Will I be able to get some sort of cable that will support both of my ATA
HD???
 
2 IDE devices should be fine, as long as your cable supports 2 IDE devices. 3 or more would require extra slots.
 
If it doesn't come with an ide cable with 2 connectors (i don't see why it wouldn't), does the one from your current computer support 2 ide devices?. assuming you won't need it in you old computer, you can switch it with the one that comes with this new mobo.
 
Nvidia4life said:
If it doesn't come with an ide cable with 2 connectors (i don't see why it wouldn't), does the one from your current computer support 2 ide devices?. assuming you won't need it in you old computer, you can switch it with the one that comes with this new mobo.
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Under the specs column it says it comes with a IdE/PATA cable.How would I know if has a additional cable on it for a second drive?

I Plan on keeping my current computer in its configuration for testing and R@D stuff so I don't want to mess with it.
 
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