Adding second hard drive (SATA) - Solved

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by JGringo, Jun 18, 2008.

  1. JGringo

    JGringo Guest

    My PC has one hard drive installed. It is an IDE drive. Can I install a new SATA drive as a secondary drive? My mother board supports SATA but I don't know if I can mix and match IDE and SATA. Any info would be helpful.Thanks in advance.
     
    JGringo, Jun 18, 2008
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  2. wabashman

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    yes you can. i do this on my desktop. 2 ides, one with the OS on it, another with just junk, and then 3 sata drives for storage and programs.
     
    wabashman, Jun 18, 2008
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  3. JGringo

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    Thanks wabashman.
     
    JGringo, Jun 18, 2008
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  4. wabashman

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    no problem.
     
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