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05-21-2007, 03:31 PM
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3 sata drives 2 sata connections
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
 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
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05-21-2007, 03:43 PM
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Ride 'em Cowboy
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Does the mobo have any IDE ports?
If so, I'd swap one of the dvd drives for an IDE version.
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05-21-2007, 03:58 PM
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05-21-2007, 04:16 PM
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9mm wins.
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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.
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05-26-2007, 01:53 PM
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sata controller
Thanks I will look into that.
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05-26-2007, 02:03 PM
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9mm wins.
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