Can I run a Parallel with a serial hard drive

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by discboy, Nov 10, 2005.

  1. discboy

    discboy Guest

    I have a dell 8400 with a 160 parallel hr and was wondering if I can also run a serial hd on the same pc without any major problems. Ed
     
  2. djscoop

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    does the mobo of the computer support sata? if so then yes you can run both. if not, you can get a PCI sata card to connect your sata hd to
     
  3. discboy

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    Yes it does support both. Do you know if I need any special cables or support cards. Ed
     
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    if your mobo supports it then you do not need any cards, just a sata cable should be all you need
     

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