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Stupid HDD question

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mark22

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Can I use SATA HDD on an older ASUS motherborad or I have to buy IDE HDD?

What do you recomend. I don't want to buy new motherborad/PC right now.
 
The motherboard in question info is:

Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 06/08/2001-I815EP-TUSL2-C
Motherboard Name Asus TUSL2-C

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel GTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz
Effective Clock 133 MHz
Bandwidth 1067 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type SDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz
Effective Clock 133 MHz
Bandwidth 1067 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel Hub Interface
Bus Width 8-bit
Real Clock 67 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 267 MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots 1
Expansion Slots 6 PCI, 1 AGP Pro, 1 CNR
RAM Slots 3 DIMM
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 210 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset i815EP
Extra Features JumperFree, Stepless Freq Selection

Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Product Information http://www.asus.com/products/mb/mbindex.htm
BIOS Download http://www.asus.com/support/download/download.aspx
 
Two ways you can use SATA with that board. One is to get a PCI SATA controller board and connect the SATA drive to it. The second is do get a SATA to PATA conversion connector and use it like a regular drive.
 
Originally posted by: mark22
Can I use SATA HDD on an older ASUS motherborad or I have to buy IDE HDD?

What do you recomend. I don't want to buy new motherborad/PC right now.
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I'm guessing you want to use the newer SATA hd on an older mobo? Well, the motherboard doesn't seem to have SATA ports (from the list you posted after the OP), but you can easily get a SATA controller. No need for a RAID controller. I've got them on ebay for $7, and they work just fine.
 
Originally posted by: mark22
Great!
What about performance? Second choice is easier but performance would suffer, right?
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Yes - but not hugely. The SATA drive would perform as a regular PATA IDE drive. I would go for the SATA controller.

 
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