Would you be able to connect two mother boards to the same computer since i need one mother board for certain things and the other one has the ATA connectors for my harddrive. Please help any information would be great. Thanks
2007-02-08 08:27:20 · 6 answers · asked by kev0951 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Lol, no, you really can't do this.
2007-02-08 08:31:59 · answer #1 · answered by Bamba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simple answer is NO. If your operating system is Windows XP then your registry and registration information is based on the hardware configuration of your motherboard and any cards plugged into it.
You need a power supply to run each motherboard.
Your explanation "i need one mother board for certain things and the other one has the ATA connectors for my hard drive" is not very clear. All motherboards have ATA connectors, do you mean SATA? If so, then the motherboard with the SATA connectors should be able to do anything the other motherboard can do.
2007-02-08 08:34:13 · answer #2 · answered by always_trying_to_learn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 05:27:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you can't. You'd have to have two separate computers built up and share the drives' information between the two computers using a simply peer-to-peer network setup.
2007-02-08 08:35:24 · answer #4 · answered by JammersHammer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - just go out and get an ATA controler card - less than $30US.
2007-02-08 08:33:34 · answer #5 · answered by wyntre_2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no this is impossible. both boards would conflict and burn something out. don't try it .
2007-02-08 08:33:48 · answer #6 · answered by gas_indycar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋