SATA and IDE

[h4te]

i need some help, i have to SATA hard drives and i want to install a extra IDE hard drive, is that possible? thx for the help!

 

[AristoV300]

Yes you can have SATA and PATA hd's in the same rig.

 

[h4te]

so how would i do it?

 

[CheesePoofs]

As long as you can connect another IDE device to your computer you can use both at once.

 

[Gerbil333]

Originally posted by: h4te
so how would i do it?

You plug them in as you normally would...

 

[CheesePoofs]

Originally posted by: h4te
so how would i do it?

Just plug the drive in, and if its formatted it'll show up.

If its not formatted, unplug your other drives and go through the first few steps of installing windows on the computer so that it formatts the drive. When it reboots the computer, plug back in the old drives and it should be recognized in windows (it might require you to reboot).

 

[h4te]

thanks alot