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10-06-2003, 09:44 AM
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Hard drive interface
I think ive made a big mistake. I ordered a new hard drive and its Serial interface, but the motherboard ive ordered has an IDE storage controller. Will the serial hard drive work with the motherboard?
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10-06-2003, 09:52 AM
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If it is strickly a Serial ATA interface HD, it will only hook to a Serial interface.
You have two options if your mobo is IDE only. 1) Return the drive and get a HD with IDE interface. 2) Order a PCI Serial ATA interface card. Chas
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10-06-2003, 06:33 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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What motherboard will you be using? Most newer motherboards support SATA hard drives.
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10-07-2003, 05:57 AM
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IM USING AN ASUS P4S800 MOTHERBOARD
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10-07-2003, 06:07 AM
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I looked on the Asus site and didn't see where that board supports Serial ATA. So you need to swap the drive or get a PCI Serial ATA controller card.
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