Upgrade to SATA

[johnee]

Is it possible to upgrade my motherboard to accept SATA hard drive's
my motherboard is a MSI MS-6585 648 MAX or should i stick to the default IDE controllers.or better still should i get a new motherboard thats SATA compatible.also is it possible to have dual -IDE ATA 66/100/133 and SATA hard drives on the one motherboard.

 

[Beyond]

Is it possible to upgrade my motherboard to accept SATA hard drive's
my motherboard is a MSI MS-6585 648 MAX or should i stick to the default IDE controllers.or better still should i get a new motherboard thats SATA compatible.also is it possible to have dual -IDE ATA 66/100/133 and SATA hard drives on the one motherboard.

what are the rest of the specs of your system?

 

[johnee]

My Ststem Spec Is As Follows

MY STSTEM SPEC IS AS FOLLOWS.

Computer System
Model: MS-6585 (Desktop)
Manufacturer: MSI
Version: 1.0

Processor
Model: 1x Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz
Socket/Slot: Socket-478 (Socket 478)
Frequency: 2533 MHz
FSB Speed: 133 MHz
Signature: GenuineIntel
Vendor: Intel Corporation
L1 Cache: 8 KB
L2 Cache: 512 KB
L3 Cache: 0 KB

Mainboard
Model: MS-6585
2 x ISA: 16 bit
5 x PCI: 32 bit
USB: SSA SCSI (DB-25 pin male)
2 GB RAM

System BIOS
Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
Version: Version 07.00T
Date: 07/03/02
Size: 256 KB

Video System
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS
Screen Resolution: 1024x768 32 bit

Physical Storage Device
CD-ROM/DVD: SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-612
CD-ROM/DVD: PHILIPS DVDRW416N
Hard Disk: Maxtor 6E040L0

Logical Storage Device
Windows XP Home (C: 11083 MB (5107 MB Free) NTFS
Games And Downloads (E: 28121 MB (9493 MB Free) NTFS

Peripherals
Mouse: Logitech-compatible Mouse PS/2
Keyboard: Easy Internet Keyboard

Communication Device(s)
Network Card: USB ADSL WAN Adapter

Operating System(s)
Windows Family: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Service Pack: Service Pack 2
Version Number: 5.1 (Build 2600)


hope this helps.

 

[fade2green514]

doubt it. look your board up with google... im too tired to.

 

[The_Other_One]

Is it possible to upgrade my motherboard to accept SATA hard drive's

Definetly possible, but you need to know if you actually have onboard SATA controllers or if you need a PCI SATA card...

also is it possible to have dual -IDE ATA 66/100/133 and SATA hard drives on the one motherboard.

Yup, as long as you have open spots on your IDE cable(s)

 

[mrjack]

Definetly possible, but you need to know if you actually have onboard SATA controllers or if you need a PCI SATA card...

Just what I was gonna suggest. Something like this, better ones can be found though.