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Jove2k
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_ 		15. February 2007 @ 08:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I got a new pc coming to me in the mail and it has a serial ATA connection to the hard drive. my current computer has just a serial connection. its just used as a storage drive and not a boot drive.

I hear there is a cable that you can use to connect the 2.

if so. where can i get one.? and what is it called.?

Thanks for any help.
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steimy
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_ 		15. February 2007 @ 08:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   


is your current one hooked in with a cable like this?
If so then you will have no problem adding it as a slave drive
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Jove2k
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_ 		15. February 2007 @ 08:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes, but, the new computer has the smaller cable. and i want to have them both in there. and i assume that there will need to have a cable with both plugs. since they are different.
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Jove2k
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_ 		15. February 2007 @ 08:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
will this work for connecting 2 hd's to a pc.?


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Jove2k
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_ 		15. February 2007 @ 08:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
oops. i meant this.


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GrandpaBW
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_ 		15. February 2007 @ 11:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Jove2k:
oops. i meant this.

If the new motherboard also has IDE connections, which it should, there is no benefit to connecting to a serial drive connection, with an adapter, unless you have a slug of optical drives you are going to put in the computer.
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steimy
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_ 		16. February 2007 @ 05:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
do you have any specs on the system you have coming?
most systems these days will have both IDE (serial) connections and SATA connection. If the new system only has SATA then an adapter may be your only choice. If it has both like it should then you will be fine. Like mine now has two IDE slots and 5 SATA slots.
So i have 2 hard drives and a DVD burner running on the IDE
and a DVD Rom drive and 2 more hard drives running on the SATA.
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Jove2k
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_ 		16. February 2007 @ 15:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
These are the specs that i got email to me about the computer.




222-5663
1 Dimension E521,Athlon 64 3500+(2.20GHz, 512K)
311-6540
1 1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
310-8025
1 Dell USB Keyboard
310-7965
1 Dell USB 2-button mouse
320-5178
1 Video ready w/o Monitor, DIM A64
320-5088
1 256MB nVidia GeForce 7300LE TurboCache
341-4210
1 160GB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)
341-4028
1 No Floppy Drive Requested
466-2386
1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
420-5769
1 Internet Search and Portal
420-5924
1 Icon Consolidation Application
463-2282
1 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
420-6436
1 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
420-6481
1 Dell Support, Vista, Dim/Insp
313-4911
1 Dell Resource DVD with Application Backup
310-1966
1 Mouse included in Dell Wireless or Bluetooth Package
430-0412
1 Integrated NIC card
313-4593
1 56K PCI Data Fax Modem
412-0914
1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0
313-4583
1 16X DVD-ROM and 16X DVD+/-RW
420-6464
1 Roxio Creator Basic
313-2758
1 Integrated Audio
313-2198
1 No Speaker Requested
412-0940
1 Norton Internet Security 2007 30 Day
412-0934
1 Earthlink
412-0933
1 AOL for Broadband
412-0912
1 MS Works 8.5 Plus Office Trial
950-3339
1 3 Year Limited Warranty
412-0359
1 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
950-5462
1 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
985-1268
1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
980-3280
1 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Weeke ends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
985-1269
1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
970-6702
1 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Wee kends, 24x7 Technical Support,2 Year Extended
960-2800
1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
960-0019
1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Dimension, 3 Year
412-0358
1 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care
310-8626 1 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
412-0943 1 Basic digital Music,Photo and Game experience
* 1 -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPLIED
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_ 		16. February 2007 @ 19:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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GrandpaBW
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_ 		17. February 2007 @ 07:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ddp:
board specs, http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/sy...s.htm#wp1052310
board layout, http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/sy...1058256[/quote]

Well, that solves the mystery. No IDE connections. Not my cup of tea. I wouldn't have it.

Jove2k will need the adapter he showed.
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Computer: Intel Core i7-920 Nehalim;Asus P6T Deluxe V2

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 17. February 2007 @ 13:49
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