SATA And IDE Living Together In Harmony

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by hegemon875, Oct 15, 2008.

  1. hegemon875

    hegemon875 Private First Class

    Ive got an ASUS m2n-sli mobo (NOT the deluxe version) with a sata HD hooked up. I want to add a second HD with an ide connection for storage (its an older spare HD I forgot I had laying around never even opened). How exactly do I do that. Is it just a matter of plugging in the ide hd and selecting the sata as the primary drive?
     
    hegemon875, Oct 15, 2008
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  2. Fred_G

    Fred_G Heat packin' geek

    Plug it in, and in your BIOS, make sure SATA is above the IDE hard drive in the boot order, and all should be well. Most likely, just plug it in and go, but if you have any problems, it is most likely the boot order in the BIOS.
     
    Fred_G, Oct 15, 2008
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