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Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by chris86, Dec 13, 2003.

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  1. chris86 Newcomer, in training

    I'm htinking about buying a new Motherboard but the main dilemma is that i do not know wether i should buy one that supports SATA or not. I've understood that a motherboard with SATA does only support SATA harddrives and NOT standar HD drives. Is this correct? How muc faster/better are the SATA drives? Should i consider start using SATA instead of the "old" system?

    Thanks in advance!
    chris86, Dec 13, 2003
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  2. LNCPapa TS Special Forces

    No - that's not true chris86 - many SATA capable motherboards also have connections for IDE devices. Take a look at the wonderful Asus P4P800 Deluxe.
    LNCPapa, Dec 13, 2003
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  3. chris86 Newcomer, in training

    Thanks. Do you know wether IDE works with Asus A7N8X Deluxe ?
    chris86, Dec 13, 2003
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  4. Tarkus TechSpot Ambassador

    Yes it does. I run SATA RAID on the SATA controller and my CD/DVD drives off the IDE controller. You can also run IDE HDs at the same time, if you so desire.
    Tarkus, Dec 13, 2003
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