BombaTwist Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Can someone tell me whats the difference? im not really good at these things, thats why i need help, when i look up a motherboard This One For Example, where does it say that it supports IDE or SATA? or does it mean something else? im kinda confused about this since its my first attempt to make my own computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmokee Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Scroll down to about the middle of that page and you will see a section called Storage Decives. In that section you will find that the board supports up to four ATA133 devices, plus an additional four SATA devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombaTwist Posted June 20, 2005 Author Share Posted June 20, 2005 so that type of motherboard only accepts SATA types of CD/DVD drives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmokee Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 No, it will work fine with PATA CD/DVD drives also. Someone told you it wouldnt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombaTwist Posted June 20, 2005 Author Share Posted June 20, 2005 what about IDE drives? will it work with those too?someone didnt tell me, i was just wondering since i got confused (ex: http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCateg...p?SubCategory=5 ) when u click interface near the middle and theres a drop down menu it says IDE and SATA, i was just wondering what it meant since every motherboard i saw said SATA.... blah blah. and nothing about IDE. and ive never heard of a PATA beforeWhats the difference between all 3 by the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmokee Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 what about IDE drives? will it work with those too?someone didnt tell me, i was just wondering since i got confused (ex: http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCateg...p?SubCategory=5 ) when u click interface near the middle and theres a drop down menu it says IDE and SATA, i was just wondering what it meant since every motherboard i saw said SATA.... blah blah. and nothing about IDE. and ive never heard of a PATA beforeWhats the difference between all 3 by the way?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) could mean either PATA or SATA. PATA = Parallel ATA; uses a wide ribon data cable ~6 cm wide. SATA = Serial ATA; uses a much smaller data cable ~1 cm wide. The narrower SATA cable is prefered because it doesnt impede airflow nearly as much, and also makes for an easier time when working inside of a computer case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombaTwist Posted June 20, 2005 Author Share Posted June 20, 2005 so IDE could be either SATA or PATA? and since that the motherboard will work with both SATA and PATA, could use an IDE on it? by the way, how can i tell if the IDE is SATA or PATA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmokee Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 so IDE could be either SATA or PATA? and since that the motherboard will work with both SATA and PATA, could use an IDE on it?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Not sure what you are trying to ask. You can easily tell a SATA drive from a plain ATA (or PATA) drive just by looking at them. The different connector on the drives for the data cable is a dead giveaway. PATA is somewhat of a newer term. Until the introduction of SATA, all PATA drives were (and STILL are) basically just known as ATA drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technoguy Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 smokey all the hdd's used on older mobo's like intel 845,etc... r they ATA drives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmokee Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Yes they would be ATA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technoguy Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 m8 ty for info.btw what's a difference between a SATA and SATA2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaCiNoLiFe Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 m8 ty for info.btw what's a difference between a SATA and SATA2?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Pretty much just the transfer rate. SATA 150 = About 1.2 GbpsSATA 2 = About 3 Gbps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technoguy Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 ty for info btw what sorta setup u prefer RAID or SATA?RAID"S gud for networks and all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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