IDE with extra harddrive??

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by hellwaker, Aug 22, 2004.

  1. hellwaker

    hellwaker Private E-2

    I have an abit mobo NF7 (non S type) with only 2 IDE slot. and all of them are occupied with 2 HDD (primary) and cdrom/dvdrom (secondary). I wish to add another dvd+/-rw drive, is that possible or not as my mobo doesnt support SATA. Thanks in advance for any feedback.
     
  2. Strogg

    Strogg 5-Star Freakin' Geek

    afaik, the nf7 doesn't have sata connectors on them (although pci sata controllers do exist). check thi sout: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=list&catalog=410&DEPA=0

    or if you want my honest opinion, i'd dump the lg burner since dvd burner drives do have cdr/rw support built in. besides, you may get some dough ebaying it or something. just a thought.
     
  3. hellwaker

    hellwaker Private E-2

    Thanks man.
     
  4. Wyatt_Earp

    Wyatt_Earp MajorGeek

    Yeah, I'd agree with strogg, keep the DVD burner and the DVD ROM. Ditch the CD-burner.

    If you really want to keep them all, you could buy a PCI IDE controller and get two more IDE channels. They cost about $30 I think. IMO, it's not really worth it. :)
     

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