Mixing a SATA HDD with a IDE HDD: Advice Please

HookeyStreet · Feb 24, 2006

Im going to purchase a second HDD and wanted it to be an SATA model but I wasnt sure if I will be able to use it with my IDE HDD still installed :confused:

Aevum · Feb 25, 2006

no problem what so ever, you wont be able to raid them, but theres no problem aslong as you remember to specify which one is the boot drive in the bios,

remember to have your chipset SATA drivers up to date

HookeyStreet · Feb 26, 2006

Aevum said:
no problem what so ever, you wont be able to raid them, but theres no problem aslong as you remember to specify which one is the boot drive in the bios,

remember to have your chipset SATA drivers up to date

Thanx for the info m8

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Mixing a SATA HDD with a IDE HDD: Advice Please

HookeyStreet

Eat, sleep, game!

Aevum

HookeyStreet

Eat, sleep, game!