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DJjason
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_ 		21. July 2006 @ 02:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i plan on upgrading some of the internals of my pc i.e. M/B, graphics card, ram, cpu. But i wish to use my old cd & dvd drives and 2*hard drives. can i simply just plug my old ribbon cables into a sata board? or will i have to buy another two sata drives?
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elokito
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_ 		21. July 2006 @ 08:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no it wont fit but every motherboard that has sata also has ata (so u could put ure old hd in too)
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_ 		21. July 2006 @ 10:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well it depends on your new motherbard, if it has 2 IDE channels, then you can use all 4 devices. but some newer motherboards have only 1 IDE channel, in which case, you'll only be able to use 2 of your 4 devices.
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_ 		22. July 2006 @ 00:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There are gender changers and converters available to do this if you don't have enough IDE channels available -> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details....
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DJjason
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_ 		22. July 2006 @ 00:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
cool thanks guys. the mother board im looking at says its got
4 x Serial-ATA 3Gb/s interface

2 Ultra ATA133 Connectors from GigaRAID controller

So i should be able to hooks these up through the 2 ultra ATA's right?
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_ 		22. July 2006 @ 17:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes
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