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poolscorp
05-21-2007, 03:31 PM
First time new build. I have ordered sata hd, sata dvd burner, and sata dvd- rom. I only have 2 sata connections on mobo. I need first timers help.THANKS IN ADVANCE :confused: CASE=RAIDMAX / ATX 868WUP BL 420W RT MOTHERBOARD= ECS GEFORCE6100SM-M (1.0) AM2 CPU=AMD/A64 X2 3600+ AM2 1.9G 65N HARD DRIVE= 200G/WD 7K 8M SATA2 WD2000JS DVD BRUN LITE-ON/LH-20A1L-06 LS RT DVD-ROM ASUS/DVD-E616A3T SATA BG+BK

EzyStvy
05-21-2007, 03:43 PM
Does the mobo have any IDE ports?
If so, I'd swap one of the dvd drives for an IDE version.

poolscorp
05-21-2007, 03:58 PM
Does the mobo have any IDE ports?
If so, I'd swap one of the dvd drives for an IDE version.
MOBO DOES HAVE ONE IDE PORT. JUST HATE TO SEND UNIT BACK FOR REPLACEMENT.:confused:

minsonngo
05-21-2007, 04:16 PM
Another choice would be to install a SATA controller card. You can then hook up your optical drives to it and hook up your HDD to the SATA ports on your motherboard.

poolscorp
05-26-2007, 01:53 PM
Thanks I will look into that.

minsonngo
05-26-2007, 02:03 PM
No problem.

Something like these will work.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150410+50001119+1193218488&name=SATA+II