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June 17, 2013 7:01:32 PM

I am building a new PC and I have three parts I salvaged from an old PC I believe I can use in my new build. The parts I am ordering new are these:
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CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.13 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($119.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $490.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-17 21:52 EDT-0400)

The old parts I am adding are the Hard drive, Wireless card, and Optical drives.

The names are:

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB ST3250823AS

Wireless: Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter WMP54G

Optical Drives:
1- Phillips DVD-ROM Drive DROM6216/44
2- Hitachi/LG Data Storage GWA-4166B

Are these older parts compatible with the new parts I'm buying? Please Help!

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June 17, 2013 7:09:53 PM

That hard drive and those DVD-drives are IDE (PATA). This is a discontinued connection tech, used by older PCs but replaced by SATA today. Your motherboard does not have IDE connectors.

The PCI wifi card should work
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June 17, 2013 7:30:59 PM

SchizTech said:
That hard drive and those DVD-drives are IDE (PATA). This is a discontinued connection tech, used by older PCs but replaced by SATA today. Your motherboard does not have IDE connectors.

The PCI wifi card should work


So I can't possibly use these optical drives and the hard drive in my build?
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June 17, 2013 7:41:16 PM

There are PCI expansion cards which provide IDE connectors. Your board only has one PCI slot, so you couldn't also use the old wifi card. That might work for the optical drives though I'd advise going with a new SATA HDD.

Do you even have IDE cables though? Your board should have come with a few SATA cables and a new HDD should include one in the package too.
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