Slowing down my sytem?

[blizzzard]

I just bought a new mb(ASUS M2N-E) and a cpu(A64 X2 4600+) with 2Gbs of ram. I have 2 sata HD drives installed.

Didn't check for this... the MB only comes with one ide port. So I am having to use it for my dvd burner.

Question is ... I have an extra ide 120gb HD I would like to use for storage using an Ata IDE card and plug the hd into it. Would that slow down my system?

 

[firemist]

Just having the HD connected will not slow your system. If the HD is a slower drive (like a 5400 rpm) then you will see a difference in performance when you access it because of the drive type.

You do realise that the IDE port can handle two devices and you can have the DVD and HD on the same controller?

 

[blizzzard]

I'm sorry I have 2 burners on it... and the drive is 7200rpm.


Thx... I didn't know if going through the ATA IDE card would slow it down.