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Robson_53   07-07-2009 at 06:32:40 AM

Does it exist a cable to connect a SAT Hard disk to a MB with IDE socket?

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Silver Home Brew badge hunter315   07-07-2009 at 06:42:20 AM
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No, you are going to need an expansion card in a PCI or PCI-E slot to get SATA ports but it may or may not be bootable. Just play it safe and get an IDE hard drive if thats the only type your mother board supports.

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Robson_53   07-07-2009 at 08:02:48 AM
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hunter315 wrote :

No, you are going to need an expansion card in a PCI or PCI-E slot to get SATA ports but it may or may not be bootable. Just play it safe and get an IDE hard drive if thats the only type your mother board supports.



Hunter - Thanks a lot for yr advice

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