Why SAta DVD Burner?

Been that way for at least 3 years. Motherboards have reduced or eliminated IDE connections to use those channels for other features. But if your board has SATA and PATA/IDE, you can use the PATA/IDE for your burners. I can't see any difference in play or recording between SATA and PATA/IDE.

less clutter and better air flow. One less thing for the BIOS to worry about.

Also, to make California liberals happy:
http://slashdot.org/story/03/11/25/0014257/la-county-ba...,
the "Master/Slave" thing goes away.

look at this for sata extension card that goes to a pci slot http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=E...