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xxkmanxx   02-13-2008 at 08:13:30 PM

I jus got this new motherboard. I need to reinstall windows, but i have a problem, this mobo only has 1 IDE Floppy Connection, and 1 IDE Connection for 2 Devices (hard drives).....So i dont see how i'm going to connect my CD Drives. It has SATA connections, but i'm pretty sure i dont have SATA hard drives or CD Drives. Is there some kind of SATA to IDE adapter or something? or Am i going to have to buy new SATA CD Drives?

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badge   02-13-2008 at 10:55:37 PM
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xxkmanxx wrote :

I jus got this new motherboard. I need to reinstall windows, but i have a problem, this mobo only has 1 IDE Floppy Connection, and 1 IDE Connection for 2 Devices (hard drives).....So i dont see how i'm going to connect my CD Drives. It has SATA connections, but i'm pretty sure i dont have SATA hard drives or CD Drives. Is there some kind of SATA to IDE adapter or something? or Am i going to have to buy new SATA CD Drives?

Thanks



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I need to reinstall windows



SATA hard drives are cheap :sarcastic: . Reuse your IDE optical drives .

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Suaph   02-13-2008 at 11:49:26 PM
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I could be wrong, but that 'little gizmo' sounds like the opposite of what he would need. Being he needs to go from IDE to Sata, not make Sata drives usable on an IDE connection.

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runswindows95   02-13-2008 at 11:49:54 PM
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Okay, you spend $250 on a motherboard,and should have known it only has one IDE connection. However, you didn't bother spend money on a SATA device for it, even though all you have is IDE devices. Really don't see the logic there. Anyway, SATA DVD-RW drives are $30, and a 160GB SATA HDD is only $50.

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zyberwoof   02-14-2008 at 12:08:30 AM
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Try something from here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 32%3A12548

If for some reason that link doesn't work for you, go to newegg.com and search for "ide controller".

Sort by lowest price and look at the egg ratings. Should be able to get something to fix your problem for < $20 shipped.

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roadrunner197069   02-14-2008 at 12:47:54 AM
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You can get adapters from ide to sata for less then $5.00. Google it.


Message edited by roadrunner197069 on 02-14-2008 at 12:48:06 AM
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leon2006   02-14-2008 at 12:56:04 AM
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Buy new HD instead of spending money for converting SATA to PATA. Its not worth it.

Use PATA connector for your Optical Drives. Again DVD-Writer is ~ $39

I have the same board (ASUS Maximus Formula)... All of my drives are SATA..Including the Optical Drives.

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