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New DVD Drive: ATA or IDE?

SATA definitely. Better specs overall because it's a new technology. Also, you don't have to fiddle around with Master/Slave settings. It senses them automatically. Finally, SATA data cables are a lot thinner than IDE cables, which is a big plus for airflow and cooling.
 
To be honest, performance wise there won't be a big difference. Price isn't a big deal either I think. Get the sata one tho. It's newer and will last longer if PATA ports ever go away. Optical drives are something you can reuse often if they don't break. I think I used my old BenQ IDE burner in 3 different rigs before I got a sata one.
 
Go for SATAs, they're practically standard now, and have been proven to work. Plus, IDE is slowly dying, my new motherboard only came with one IDE slot. Might as well upgrade now.
 
sata.
odd thing is when i get ide i've always had the pc basically stall out a bit during lead in/lead outs, or when a disc is first inserted. its annoying.
problem doesn't occur with sata drives in my experience.
 
You should decide according to your Hard Drive general plan.

If the number of SATA Hard Drives is Now or in the near future equal or close to the number of the SATA ports buy IDE CD-ROM.

Otherwise it does not matter.
 
Like the others said, it doesn't matter. DVD drives don't even come close to maxing out the PATA bus let alone SATA. That said, going SATA means a little less cable spaghetti. Those fat PATA cables are a pain in the butt (they always seem to stick the ports in the most awkward spots on the mobo) and can restrict airflow. Now if you're going for a Blu-ray drive, they're all SATA.
 
Originally posted by: mmntech
Like the others said, it doesn't matter. DVD drives don't even come close to maxing out the PATA bus let alone SATA. That said, going SATA means a little less cable spaghetti. Those fat PATA cables are a pain in the butt (they always seem to stick the ports in the most awkward spots on the mobo) and can restrict airflow. Now if you're going for a Blu-ray drive, they're all SATA.
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But PATA cables let you practice your origami folding skills!
 
Thank you very much for your advices. I thought that leaving the DVD drive on IDE would somehow isolate it from the HD operation on SATA. I was completely wrong and now you mention the inconvenience of the IDE ribbon which is also an excellent point. As for number of HD drives, I have only one. So I will go with new DVD drive on SATA.
 
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