Installing a SATA HD and two IDE drives (CD-RW and DVD-RW)

[raisethe3]

Hi, I plan to build/assemble a computer from scratch today. I received all my items from Newegg.com. But before I proceed, I've been wondering about SATA since I have very little knowledge of it. Yes, its connection is much different as opposed to IDE and SCSI. My current items include the following:

MSI K9AGM3-FIH motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1Ghz Socket AM2
2 GB of CORSAIR XMS2 DDR2 800
1 SATA HD Western Digital Caviar (SATA)
1 PIONEER DVD Burner Dual Layer support
1 YAMAHA CD-RW

Now that judging from the looks of it, I have two IDE devices and 1 Sata. Is it possible to connect all these peripherals?
Should CD-RW be on IDE 1 slot and DVD-RW be on IDE 2 slot? While I connect a Sata HD to the motherboard using the SATA connection. Will it work that way? Or do I have to stick with all IDE devices?

Please help.

Thanks for any help you can give.

 

[cozumel]

Should be no problem. Just set one optical as master and the other as slave (change the jumper) so they can both work off the same cable and one IDE channel. Then plug the SATA HDD into the SATA connector and off you go.

Good luck!!

 

[raisethe3]

I will do that. Thank you for the help man!

 

[alevasseur14]

If you connect both optical drives to the same IDE channel, you'll kill their transfer rates. IDE can only send or receive data from one drive at a time.

Get two IDE cables and connect each drive to it's own channel as a master.

 

[cozumel]

Originally posted by: alevasseur14
If you connect both optical drives to the same IDE channel, you'll kill their transfer rates. IDE can only send or receive data from one drive at a time.

Get two IDE cables and connect each drive to it's own channel as a master.

I believe there is only one IDE/PATA connector on the mobo dude....

 

[taltamir]

why are you getting a DVD burner AND a CD burner? a dvd can burn CDs you know!...

If you want two drives, than get two dvd burners...

Also, why are you getting IDE optical drives?
Newegg sells a bunch of SATA dvd burners for 30$ a pop...
I would recommend spending 40$ for a very good drive..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827135156

This one has amazingly high rating, it is claimed to be quiet and almost perfect... wise usage of extra 10$ to avoid problems and noise IMAO.

 

[raisethe3]

Well, I bought an external DVD burner a year ago. Then I decided to built a computer, so I took the DVD burner out of its "case" and was ready to put in the computer. Just needed to know how its IDE connection set up. As for the CD-R/W, a friend of mine gave me the burner so I decided to take it and use it. Although it may sound stupid because I do know that DVD Burner burns both DVD and CD media, but leaving it out may seem like a "waste". The only think my DVD Burner does not contain is LightScribe. But I don't see myself using it anyways.

Thanks for all the help guys. I will start building my computer when the shipping arrives today.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: alevasseur14
If you connect both optical drives to the same IDE channel, you'll kill their transfer rates. IDE can only send or receive data from one drive at a time.

Get two IDE cables and connect each drive to it's own channel as a master.

Not true at all

 

[raisethe3]

So I guess that means it possible to connect on one IDE cable with two devices then?

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: alevasseur14
If you connect both optical drives to the same IDE channel, you'll kill their transfer rates. IDE can only send or receive data from one drive at a time.

Get two IDE cables and connect each drive to it's own channel as a master.

Not true at all

 

[cozumel]

Yes, two IDE devices on one cable into one ide channel is cool beans!!!!