How to hook up two hard drives (SATA/IDE)

Tracer Bullet · 10-19-05, 07:15 PM

So, I got a new computer today with a SATA hard drive. How can I use my old IDE hard drive as a secondary drive with this system? I don't have any experience with SATA so I really have no idea.

Brain Stew · 10-19-05, 07:34 PM

The SATA drive should be the master in the system by default. You shouldn't need to do any configuring, since the IDE and SATA controllers are two separate pieces of hardware.

Tracer Bullet · 10-19-05, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brain Stew

The SATA drive should be the master in the system by default. You shouldn't need to do any configuring, since the IDE and SATA controllers are two separate pieces of hardware.

Ah, okay- so what do I do if there's only one IDE slot on the motherboard? It's being used by a CD-RW and a DVD drive. Can you still get IDE cards?

X · 10-19-05, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TracerBullet

Can you still get IDE cards?

Yes.

matome · 10-20-05, 08:17 AM

Here's a good IDE card from Promise for $40.

twikoff · 10-20-05, 08:19 AM

$40?!?!

man, i guess Ive just been spoiled by ebay.. I paid 5.95 for the past couple ide/raid cards i bought

Tracer Bullet · 10-21-05, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matome

Here's a good IDE card from Promise for $40.

I ended up ordering this, because I'm cheap- the reviews are good, so here's hoping.

matome · 10-21-05, 10:32 AM

Yeah, that should be fine. I just suggested the Promise since it's a known brand and is plug-and-play foremost. A while ago I bought a no-namer that needed drivers off a floppy, which I subsequently lost. I couldn't get a damn manufacturer or model # off the card itself, so I had to chuck it when I did a reinstall.

Duran · 11-23-05, 01:19 PM

I need a larger hard drive, but I'm unfamiliar with SATA. I currently have the standard IDE set up - 2 hard drives on one, 2 DVD drives on the other. Can I just add an additional hard drive on my motherboard's existing SATA interface without impacting everything else? I have a MSI K8N Neo Platinum Socket 754 motherboard.

X · 11-23-05, 01:21 PM

You should be able to. However you may need to play around with the boot order in the BIOS.

mikehunt · 11-23-05, 08:06 PM

according to my A+ study guide they make bridges that plug into the IDE connector on the hard drive and teh SATA cable hooks from the mobo into that bridge

10-19-05, 07:15 PM	#1
Tracer Bullet DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: IND Crosstown Posts: 23,349	How to hook up two hard drives (SATA/IDE) So, I got a new computer today with a SATA hard drive. How can I use my old IDE hard drive as a secondary drive with this system? I don't have any experience with SATA so I really have no idea. __________________ Third World countries are worthy of our derision. -Sean O'Hara Personally, I would say that Tracer Bullet is leading you in the wrong direction. -Supermallet Sometimes you have to decide between the guy who won't give you a cupcake and the one who will stab you in the face. -DeputyDave

10-19-05, 07:34 PM	#2
Brain Stew DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 8,572	The SATA drive should be the master in the system by default. You shouldn't need to do any configuring, since the IDE and SATA controllers are two separate pieces of hardware. __________________ "And if you don't underestimate me, I won't underestimate you." - Bob Dylan

10-20-05, 08:17 AM	#5
matome DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: NY Posts: 12,304	Here's a good IDE card from Promise for $40. __________________ DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD \| Blu-Ray only \| Laserdisc

10-21-05, 10:32 AM	#8
matome DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: NY Posts: 12,304	Yeah, that should be fine. I just suggested the Promise since it's a known brand and is plug-and-play foremost. A while ago I bought a no-namer that needed drivers off a floppy, which I subsequently lost. I couldn't get a damn manufacturer or model # off the card itself, so I had to chuck it when I did a reinstall. __________________ DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD \| Blu-Ray only \| Laserdisc

11-23-05, 01:19 PM	#9
Duran DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 8,123	I need a larger hard drive, but I'm unfamiliar with SATA. I currently have the standard IDE set up - 2 hard drives on one, 2 DVD drives on the other. Can I just add an additional hard drive on my motherboard's existing SATA interface without impacting everything else? I have a MSI K8N Neo Platinum Socket 754 motherboard. __________________ Go Terps!

10-20-05, 08:19 AM	#6
twikoff DVD Talk God Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Right Behind You!!! Posts: 79,337	$40?!?! man, i guess Ive just been spoiled by ebay.. I paid 5.95 for the past couple ide/raid cards i bought

11-23-05, 01:21 PM	#10
X Administrator Join Date: Oct 1987 Location: AA- Posts: 10,121	You should be able to. However you may need to play around with the boot order in the BIOS.

11-23-05, 08:06 PM	#11
mikehunt DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Bartertown due to it having a better economy than where I really live, Buffalo NY Posts: 29,138	according to my A+ study guide they make bridges that plug into the IDE connector on the hard drive and teh SATA cable hooks from the mobo into that bridge __________________ USS Ben Sisko's Mother F***ing Pimp Hand - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT2Xpfm7Iq8&feature=plcp Vote for freedom not political parties. .... MOΛΩN ΛABE If they had a philosophy. If they weren't too busy gnawing on your insides.