Most likely Yes.
Read manual to see what setting other drive needs so that SATA drive keeps setting as Main drive. See where it plugs in.
Buy cable.
Plug in drive.
Store pr0n.
Hard Drive question
So I have a new computer and it has a SATA hard Drive. I also have a nice never used hard drive that is 140 that I figured I would hook up into the computer. Well it is not a SATA drive. Can a computer use both types at the same time and if able how>?
Use small words that I am not computer litterate.
Mileron
20 years ago
Sergon
20 years ago
The board will have 2 standard IDA/ATA connectors on it. So yes you will just need an IDE cable and need to configure it in the bios. Then you will need to partition and format the drive for use. Most of the new drive are already formated and partitioned so it should not be an issue.
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Prosecution
20 years ago
Don't forget to set your boot order.
Some boards will automatically switch between the SATA and PATA interface, some won't.
Some boards will automatically switch between the SATA and PATA interface, some won't.
Masoyama
20 years ago
that is the issue. When we installed it it tried to start off the IDE and ignore the SATA. We tried to go into BIOS and set the SATA up as primary and IDE slave ... but to no avail. atm it just sits in the computer. I figured I have destroyed enough computers in the past.
I know we can make the IDE main and the SATA slave. .. but thats not really the point.
I know we can make the IDE main and the SATA slave. .. but thats not really the point.
Sergon
20 years ago
Should be a boot order tab in the bios. I have IDE drives and SATA running in my machine. You will need to know the name of the controller on the board. Open the case and find out what board they used and I can find the information for you.
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Sergon
20 years ago
They also probably sent the manual with the computer of the board they used.
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Mylec
20 years ago
Sounds like you are talking about two different things here, Maso. Master and Slave are terms used to describe two drives that are on the same data cable. Since your drives are two different technologies (IDE and SATA) they can not possibly be in a master/slave relationship. You set the master and slave configurations using the jumpers on the hard drives themselves, so I dont really think this is what you are talking about in your post.
You may be referring to your primary and secondary controllers that are configured in the BIOS. Odds are if you leave them set to autodetect, they should find your dirves just fine.
What you want to do is search in your BIOS for what is called the Boot Sequence. This will allow you to specify the order in which the BIOS checks your disks for a bootable disk. You should make your first choice either a floppy disk (if you are old school lol) or most likely your CD or DVD ROM drive. This is in the event that your hard drive fails you can always pop in a bootable CD or DVD and go from there. Your second choice in the boot sequence should be whichever disk (I'm assuming the SATA) that you are going to use as the bootable disk for your PC (where you are going to install the operating system). After you make those changes, choose to save your settings and exit. Then reboot.
Masoyama
that is the issue. When we installed it it tried to start off the IDE and ignore the SATA. We tried to go into BIOS and set the SATA up as primary and IDE slave ... but to no avail. atm it just sits in the computer. I figured I have destroyed enough computers in the past.
I know we can make the IDE main and the SATA slave. .. but thats not really the point.
Sounds like you are talking about two different things here, Maso. Master and Slave are terms used to describe two drives that are on the same data cable. Since your drives are two different technologies (IDE and SATA) they can not possibly be in a master/slave relationship. You set the master and slave configurations using the jumpers on the hard drives themselves, so I dont really think this is what you are talking about in your post.
You may be referring to your primary and secondary controllers that are configured in the BIOS. Odds are if you leave them set to autodetect, they should find your dirves just fine.
What you want to do is search in your BIOS for what is called the Boot Sequence. This will allow you to specify the order in which the BIOS checks your disks for a bootable disk. You should make your first choice either a floppy disk (if you are old school lol) or most likely your CD or DVD ROM drive. This is in the event that your hard drive fails you can always pop in a bootable CD or DVD and go from there. Your second choice in the boot sequence should be whichever disk (I'm assuming the SATA) that you are going to use as the bootable disk for your PC (where you are going to install the operating system). After you make those changes, choose to save your settings and exit. Then reboot.