Asus P5B where do I plug in the cr rom and cdrw ??

[russ1150]

Hi:
Its the newbie. Ijust installed a new P5B mobo and what to my surprise there is only one IDE plug in on the mobo and it is apparently for my ATA HDD. I have IDE cod rom and cdrw drives and don't know where or how to plug them in without the second IDE slot. Can some one help. Pleeeeze--
I am sure this is probably a dumb thing but well here I am stuck--
Russ

 

[cfcblaster]

This mobo is up to 2 IDE devices. You can get a flat cable for 2 devices to connect your IDE HD in the middle rabbet and the another is free for your cd rom or cd rw. You have to choise only one of them to use.

 

[rwpritchett]

You can buy a controller card for cheap ($15-20). Otherwise, you'll need to sacrifice one of your PATA/IDE devices (CD-ROM). Maybe you could get a cheap SATA DVD-RW drive for $30 to replace both CD-ROM and CD-RW drives?

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

Time to upgrade to a $35 DVDR/W SATA drive I think.