SATA optical drive [Archive]

residentevil

02-23-2008, 11:32 AM

Hi all,
I would like to know if I can use a Sata optical drive{DVD writer} on a mobo with Sata 3.0mb/s connections? I would think it would be faster.

Thank you all,
Evolution1:cool:

TwoRails

02-23-2008, 11:45 AM

Hi residentevil,

Welcome to PCMech !! :)

Yes, you can use it as SATA 3/Mb/s is backward compatible. Will it be faster? No.

TR

amdalex

02-23-2008, 07:40 PM

Does your SATA burner use SATA 1.5?

glc

02-24-2008, 02:34 AM

Doesn't matter, Alex - all SATA optical drives are IDE with a SATA bridge chip. They don't even run at SATA 1.5 speeds, the fastest I've seen is ATA 66. Even ATA 66 is faster than the drive can read or write mechanically.

donsor

02-24-2008, 11:28 AM

My mobo (M2N32SLI Deluxe has only one IDE slot. It is occupied by my primary and secondary optical drives. I needed a third DVD-ROM drive and had to opt for a SATA optical . Works well for my purpose. Is the trend in motherboard design directed towards increase use of SATA and less IDE?

Cricket

02-24-2008, 11:32 AM

Is the trend in motherboard design directed towards increase use of SATA and less IDE?Yes.

:) Cricket

TwoRails

02-24-2008, 11:33 AM

.... Is the trend in motherboard design directed towards increase use of SATA and less IDE?Yes.

glc

02-24-2008, 12:55 PM

Dell is now using motherboards that have no IDE at all - no LPT, no COM, no PS/2 - they only have SATA and USB.

bobolito

02-25-2008, 01:36 PM

Dell is now using motherboards that have no IDE at all - no LPT, no COM, no PS/2 - they only have SATA and USB.
Now that's cheap! Talk about cutting costs!

glc

02-25-2008, 05:22 PM

What do you NEED legacy ports for these days? Keeps it a lot simpler.