I'm looking into putting together a new system, and the board I'm looking at using has 4xSATA II 3gb plugs and 2 IDE ATA133 channels. Is it possible to use both of these setups at the same time, or will the BIOS only take one type at a time?
2006-07-06 11:12:24 · 8 answers · asked by yawn 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
lol I'm familiar with building systems, but I'm a DOS baby, and have been waiting fearfully in moving over to the SATA standard. But at 3gb/sec on the board I am purchasing, it was tempting enough to ask if I could use both platforms, to get my feet wet.
2006-07-06 12:21:23 · update #1
Yes you can use both
2006-07-06 11:15:07 · answer #1 · answered by drchristian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, A SATAII and IDE can be used together in a system. the IDE is commonly plug with devices like IDE Hard Disk, and optical Drives. As these days motherboard not many offer alot of IDE slots, therefore Many people will switch to SATA or SATA II to free up the IDE slots for their optical Drives to make use of it. the SATA II is faster without a doubt but do remember something in mind, it can be merge in a system. It does not means that using a SATA II in a system , it will deny IDE. therefore, the answer is yes, you can use a PC when boot up at once will be able to detect the various hard disk and hardwares that is fixed in to the motherboard and other parts of the system. the BIOS does not read the hard wares installed as an individual. it reads all.
2006-07-06 13:17:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, read the manual really well, about three times, and make sure you comprehend how it all works, and is set up!
Also, can add Ultra II 133Mb/s controller cards for 4 more IDE drives (most Ultra IDE ports don't support CDROMS!) AND, NEVER mix IDE hard drives with IDE CDROMS on the same cable! It will slow the hard drives to a crawl!!!
ANOTHER caveat! Microsoft thrashes drives, so, I run hard drives on Linux and BSD, for 7 to 10 years, versus the 1 to 2 years I might get out of the same drives on a Microsoft machine running either FAT, FAT32, or NTFS filesystems!
This is my experience in the server farm, over 10 years.
2006-07-06 11:42:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar problem to yours, and I went out a purchased an PCI IDE Expansion slot. So my 2nd harddrive is connected with an IDE Cable to the PCI Card. I bought a Dell and they only provide 2 IDE connections (1 cable), and I already have 2 CD-Roms.
2006-07-06 13:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by Pete S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your workstation makes use of a Serial ATA-one hundred fifty form problematical stress. definite, you could be searching for a 2.5inch stress on your lappy and also you do not pick a OEM stress. once you purchase your new stress merely change any mounting hardware from the old stress to the hot one. ensure you lower back-up your records and burn the fix disk in case you haven't already carried out so. problematical drives are low-priced lately as I picked up a 320GB for my MSI Wind for $80 US. also a bump from 5400rpm to 7200 will develop performance somewhat yet use extra battery. in case you old stress continues to be solid, think about to buying an enclosure for in and utilising it as a transportable stress.
2016-11-06 00:16:07 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm using both right now. You just have to enable the scuzzi port in the bios.
2006-07-06 11:15:50 · answer #6 · answered by kaloptic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but your computer will try to boot from the IDE first. Make sure that you set it up to boot they way you want.
2006-07-06 11:21:33 · answer #7 · answered by Mojo Jojo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both
2006-07-06 11:16:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋