New Mobo conflict with older model DVD burner?

jms · Post by **jms** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:53 pm

Kariudo wrote:even so, you wouldn't have to worry about the lack of PATA connectors on your mobo in that case

He only has one on that board. Which yes accounts for two devices. It's just physically getting them plugged in that might prove troublesome.

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:09 pm

but if you have an external HD (even if it has a PATA interface) you connect it via usb/firewire/esata because of the external enclosure

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:27 pm

JMS is a friend of mine. He knows that I have 2 external HDDs (one's SATA and one's IDE) in addition to the external burner. All 3 of them were simply constructed externals (that is an internal drive that was stuck in an external enclosure) He didn't know what i really wanted to put in my case - hense the confusion (i guess). I'm still keeping the laptop i have and given it only has a 30GB internal, it's portability makes me want to have at least one of those externals free for "stuff."

jms · Post by **jms** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:39 pm

You should probably just use the SATA one in the new computer then

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:41 pm

*is still confused*
oh well, as long as you have 2 or less IDE devices then it will work
sata >> pata (imo)

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:28 pm

oh, entirely. My IDE HDD is the one i've been editing on for the last few years, but i'm going to just make that a portable media storage device after i build the system. Any more HDDs in this thing will be SATA... the MOBO can support 6 of them, so money is the only issue there... and heat if you want to get down to it...