Using IDE drive on Sata Mobo W/ converter?

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svance

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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
Sean
 
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?
 
You lose a lot of performance going to USB. You could get an IDE/SATA converter (not to USB).
 
svance said:
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
Sean
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well...if you have one dvd rom and one dvd-rw (for example)....would it be easier for you to just connect the "hdd" and "dvd-rw" to the mobo.....the comp still do the same job with one rom (i.e. read and burn cd/dvd) :confused:
 
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