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Hi,
Have just rebuilt my PC with a new A7N8X-E and like the idea of using
SATA to shadow my main hard drive as I have a lot of business info on it
which I want to protect.
I thought that the board would come with everything I need, but
apparently not? If I am understanding it properly, the supplied leads
are for SATA drives and both of my IBM Hitachi drives have the standard
connections.
1 - What else do I need to buy to convert to SATA?
2 - Will it be possible to change to SATA without losing any of the
current info on my hard drive or can you only do it with a clean
installation of XP?
Is there an idiots guide to SATA setting up which an idiot like me can
understand?
Home somebody can point me in the right direction,
Regards,
--
Peter
Hi,
Have just rebuilt my PC with a new A7N8X-E and like the idea of using
SATA to shadow my main hard drive as I have a lot of business info on it
which I want to protect.
I thought that the board would come with everything I need, but
apparently not? If I am understanding it properly, the supplied leads
are for SATA drives and both of my IBM Hitachi drives have the standard
connections.
1 - What else do I need to buy to convert to SATA?
2 - Will it be possible to change to SATA without losing any of the
current info on my hard drive or can you only do it with a clean
installation of XP?
Is there an idiots guide to SATA setting up which an idiot like me can
understand?
Home somebody can point me in the right direction,
Regards,
--
Peter