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Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by wenders, May 18, 2009.

  1. wenders Newcomer, in training

    Can I run both a SATA drive and an IDE hard drive? My mb has both connectors. Can I boot from either and what is the main advantage of SATA over IDE?
    wenders, May 18, 2009
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  2. Lanarkshire IT Newcomer, in training Posts: 54

    hi there

    yes u can. they just need to be configured properly in the BIOS. The advantage of sata over ide is speed and no need for the old master / slave setup.

    hope that helps
    Lanarkshire IT, May 18, 2009
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  3. clickit Newcomer, in training Posts: 37

    Hello,

    Lanarkshire IT is correct. You will gain a lot more speed using a SATA hard drive over IDE.
    clickit, May 19, 2009
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  4. kimsland Ex-TechSpotter Posts: 18,353

    Actually many (most) computers run Sata and IDE connections at the same time
    ie Sata Hard Drive, and ATA DVD Drive
    Both are drives, and work together

    Yes you can run Sata And IDE in the same machine, but make sure that the boot sequence in Bios Setup is set appropriately to start the correct boot (or system) Drive (hopefully being the Sata one)
    kimsland, May 19, 2009
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