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Installing IDE Harddrive

  • 04-05-2006 1:33pm
    #1
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭


    I currently have 2 250GB SATA discs that are getting quite full. I want to add a 3rd drive to my system but I've no more SATA connectors, MB only has 2, so IDE is what it will have to be. Is just simply a matter of connecting the harddrive to the IDE 1 connector and sticking in the power?? Or is there some other configuration required so that my SATA Raid setup is not destroyed?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Myxomatosis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭Myxomatosis


    I've always steered clear of RAID because i don't fully understand it and it makes no sense to me to bother with it,

    but i would imagine that adding your new drive will not interfear with it in any way.


  • #3
    quon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭quon


    you wouldn't go the external route and just plug it in via USB or FireWre?


  • #4
    Gurgle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,064 ✭✭✭Gurgle


    jester77 wrote:
    Is just simply a matter of connecting the harddrive to the IDE 1 connector and sticking in the power??
    Should be fine - Your M/Board will look to SATA before IDE for a bootable disk.


  • #5
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    quon wrote:
    you wouldn't go the external route and just plug it in via USB or FireWre?
    I considered it until I saw the price difference, plus it would add even more clutter to my desk!
    Gurgle wrote:
    Should be fine - Your M/Board will look to SATA before IDE for a bootable disk.

    Thanks, wasn't sure about that!


  • #6
    MunsterCycling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,864 ✭✭✭MunsterCycling


    Why not just add a sata controller card to the pci slot and add sata drives instead?


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