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cheap/value 1155 mobo with IDE support

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sh0ckw4ve

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I am wondering on some cheap 1155 mobo for G530. What does it need is one IDE slot for my old HDD. The problem is, most of new 1155 mobos do not have IDE. Can't find any H61 for example. Price range: up to $90.
 
JustAnAverageGuy said:
You'd probably be better off just getting a PCI IDE card like this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816132009

Then you can just get any motherboard that fits into your budget.
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This one is good and I've planned similar one, but afaik you can't boot from it. Backup boot obviously.

There are also PCI-e adapters like the one above(not available in my area), external USB ones(awesome but pricey) and even basic SATA -> PATA cardless switches(again unavailable here).

AFAIK none of those let's you to boot from itself, because device is being detected after BIOS boots. Some people claim that some mobo/adapter combinations can detect HDD's after second restart because it will get memorized after first boot, but it's not a rule and only few adapters allow for such a thing. I guess that those are some higher class ones unavailable in my area.

Not to mention that I like that old school ATA look. It makes me feel like real hips... um... geekster :biggrin:

RU482 said:
how bout something like this
SATA-to-IDE adapter
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That's exacly what I'm talking about above, but you cant get it here.

stahlhart said:
Why not just transfer the data off of the IDE HDD to a newer one?
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It will happen, but I want to use IDE drive as backup/storage.
 
Zap said:
How about a USB enclosure?
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Agreed, I bought an ICYBOX external USB drive enclosure for IDE drives, and stuck a long IDE cable as well as a molex power extension inside. Best thing about it is that you can actually turn it off and on when required.
Also it's possible to change IDE Drives on the fly, just put them on top of the enclosure on a mousepad or bubble wrap. I mainly use this thing as external DVD drive, but it takes no effort or time at all to hook up an old IDE drive.
 
Booting from a PCI IDE card with a proper option ROM shouldn't be a problem. I've booted my Asus P8H67 board with a Sym53c875 PCI add-in controller (SCSI) to an attached SCSI drive.

Yes, having an option ROM makes the bootup take longer, but it works.
 
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