AwwHailNaw Baseband Member Messages 32 Jan 7, 2008 #1 Is it possible to hook a disk drive and a hard drive to the same ied cable? I'm pretty sure this is a no but I'm just double checking.
Is it possible to hook a disk drive and a hard drive to the same ied cable? I'm pretty sure this is a no but I'm just double checking.
kostonbleeds In Runtime Messages 391 Jan 8, 2008 #4 i was wondering the same thing an hour ago but im getting a sata dvd drive so it doesnt matter anymore
i was wondering the same thing an hour ago but im getting a sata dvd drive so it doesnt matter anymore
OP OP AwwHailNaw Baseband Member Messages 32 Jan 8, 2008 #5 Yea, all my parts come tomorrow, except for my dvd drive. I have a extra drive laying around.
donutdan4114 Baseband Member Messages 35 Jan 8, 2008 #6 Just make the DVD drive the master, and the hard drive the slave... It doesn't really matter, but may help you out when you try to reformat.
Just make the DVD drive the master, and the hard drive the slave... It doesn't really matter, but may help you out when you try to reformat.
OP OP AwwHailNaw Baseband Member Messages 32 Jan 8, 2008 #7 My motherboard has only one ied slot. This is for both of my hard drives for now. I ordered a SATA Dvd drive and that doesnt come with the rest of my stuff.
My motherboard has only one ied slot. This is for both of my hard drives for now. I ordered a SATA Dvd drive and that doesnt come with the rest of my stuff.
donutdan4114 Baseband Member Messages 35 Jan 8, 2008 #8 You could always get an IDE to sata adapter for one of your drives also... http://sewelldirect.com/SerialATAtoIDEConverter.asp It's cheaper than getting a new drive, and would free up your IDE cable.
You could always get an IDE to sata adapter for one of your drives also... http://sewelldirect.com/SerialATAtoIDEConverter.asp It's cheaper than getting a new drive, and would free up your IDE cable.
OP OP AwwHailNaw Baseband Member Messages 32 Jan 8, 2008 #9 Eh, too late for that now. I only had a cd rom drive anyhow. I got a Lite-on 20x DVD RW.