SATA and IDE
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Tuffie
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http://img.hexus.net/v2/beanz/commando/board-big.jpg
Use your ribbon cable to connect to the input on the bottom left of that picture.
Tuffie.
Use your ribbon cable to connect to the input on the bottom left of that picture.
Tuffie.
cohen
New Member
Well i think it works as SATA is the primary boot and the IDE is a slave. I have done that. My hard drive is a SATA and my DVD burner is a IDE.
Whichever route you want to go is just fine. You can use an IDE OR SATA HDD. I'd go with SATA myself.
cohen
New Member
Sata!!!
Yeah - SATA is faster a easier
Yeah i suppose it depends on what he wants to do.... i would go for SATA
Yeah - SATA is faster a easier
Yeah i suppose it depends on what he wants to do.... i would go for SATA
Geoff
VIP Member
That would depend on which type of hard drive/DVD drive you bought.
What do you mean? I want to play games with my PC. Well if its faster I'll use it. I have to boot the CD drive first so I can install the OS right?
SATA HDD since its faster. Is there such a thing as a CD/DVD that I can plug into the SATA? lol[-0MEGA- said:
Yes theres Sata harddrives and Sata CD/DVD drives.
But I read somewhere that I can't boot SATA drives first, so would I need at least 1 thing on the IDE drive to install an OS?
cohen
New Member
No.
No i have my OS on my sata drive - you just need to change the boot settings in the bios
No i have my OS on my sata drive - you just need to change the boot settings in the bios
What do you mean? Explain please.
cohen
New Member
ok....
uumm... in the bios you can change what you want to boot first. Such as i have my sata drive first and then my IDE drive.
Do you know how to get into the bios???
uumm... in the bios you can change what you want to boot first. Such as i have my sata drive first and then my IDE drive.
Do you know how to get into the bios???
I'm a newbie, sorry. When you start press delete right?
So... I boot the HDD, then instal the OS how...? (Is completely new at this, first attempt at puting together a computer)
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cohen
New Member
Instructions
Yes press delete when is starts up.
To install the OS do this:-
1.- Make the CD / DVD Drive the primary boot device
2.- Put the OS disc in the drive and reboot the computer.
3.- When the computer boots off the OS disc follow the instructions.
4.- Once the OS is been installed go back into the bios and change the boot settings to the hard drive being the primary boot device and then have the CD / DVD has the secondary boot device.
5.- Completed and now hsave fun
Hopefully this helps you and you can install your OS and get your computer fully working.
Yes press delete when is starts up.
To install the OS do this:-
1.- Make the CD / DVD Drive the primary boot device
2.- Put the OS disc in the drive and reboot the computer.
3.- When the computer boots off the OS disc follow the instructions.
4.- Once the OS is been installed go back into the bios and change the boot settings to the hard drive being the primary boot device and then have the CD / DVD has the secondary boot device.
5.- Completed and now hsave fun
Hopefully this helps you and you can install your OS and get your computer fully working.