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Best Mother Board w/ Old and New Technologies

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netsrule2

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Hello-

I'm looking to buy a new desktop motherboard since my current computer is almost 5 years old now. I would like to be able to keep some of the hard drives from the old computer but they are PATA/IDE. What is the best motherboard out there, in the sub $500 range, that can fit an Intel Quad Core processor, 2 PATA/IDE drives, and at least 4 SATA drives?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 
most current mobos (e.g. intel P35, X38/X48 & nVidia chipsets) have at least 1 IDE connector allowing for 2 devices.
You won't have to spend anything like $500 on the mobo.

Do you require any other features like firewire or RAID, what gfx will you be using & what is the PC's main usage?
 
you can get as many sata to ide converters as you have power cables and sata ports for as the converters generlly require a floppy 4pin power conector . I got one free with my old Abit NF7S mobo and have it plugged into my 160Gig drive and it works fine. I have also used the same sata to ide converter without problems on my benq DW1640 DVD writter. Just search ebay for "sata to ide" and you see and they are relitivly inexpensive.
 
I'd personally go with the PCI card in your situation. I've used the converters before, but they are bulky and require another power cable going to each drive.

The PCI card will be more reliable, and does not require power. That single card will take the place of four converters, and won't take up your SATA ports.
 
I would advise against the use of PATA to SATA converter cable. They are good for temporary solution but reliable enough for critical data. I agree with keeleysam that a PCI/PCIe card that provides PATA connectors is a better solution if you can't find a board that meets your need.
 
With the price of modern sata drives being as low as it is, I'd copy the data from the older drives and then wipe 'em, save 'em for a charity case on an older system...

Modern drives are also a lot faster, cooler and quieter than 5 yr old units, not to mention probably more reliable, too...
 
Originally posted by: stevvie
you can get as many sata to ide converters as you have power cables and sata ports for as the converters generlly require a floppy 4pin power conector . I got one free with my old Abit NF7S mobo and have it plugged into my 160Gig drive and it works fine. I have also used the same sata to ide converter without problems on my benq DW1640 DVD writter. Just search ebay for "sata to ide" and you see and they are relitivly inexpensive.
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i have the same benq dvd burner as you and have an ip35 pro. is there a performance cut for using a converter to sata? im tired of having ide cables in my case and this will be the last thing to get rid of it!
 
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