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01-24-2006, 06:41 PM
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ata controller card add on?
alright hergoes, i have a very old computer (win 98 upgraded to xp from 1998)and have finnaly run out of disk space (12gb) i need to upgrade to another and need to get a controller card for the other hd. my question is will an ata card and ata hd work with my mobo when it is old and only sopports two ide slots. i would just use a controller for ide but am unsure if the cable would reach. (i have limited slots left)also is ata any faster or cheaper?
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01-24-2006, 07:31 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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If your motherboard has at least 1 free PCI slot (not counting the one right next to the AGP slot) then you should be fine.
What kind of computer is this? Home built or name brand? What are the complete system specs?  Cricket
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01-24-2006, 07:56 PM
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all iknow about it is that it is a dell xps t550, i have tried to build or get a new one but my father won't budge, he thinks it is sufficient. 128mb ram.
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01-24-2006, 08:22 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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How many drives are installed in the computer now? You can have 4 IDE drives installed (2 per controller) so if you only have 2 or 3 drives now you can add another hard drive without having to buy a PCI IDE controller card.
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01-24-2006, 09:33 PM
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You should add some more RAM too. 128Mb isn't really enough for running XP.
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01-25-2006, 03:57 AM
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You can have a total of 4 IDE devices in that computer on the motherboard controllers - 2 per cable. However, there's a 32gb size limit in the bios, if you want a bigger drive, you WILL need a card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816102002 Put ALL hard drives on the card, disable the primary onboard IDE controller, and put the optical drives on the secondary onboard. You need more ram. http://www.crucial.com/store/listpar...ries&submit=Go |
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01-25-2006, 08:58 PM
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k thanx
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