I have been trying to search this but getting mixed results, some say it can’t be done, some say it can, some say it can but with limitations.
Basically, my computer, has 2 HDD’s in it, one is now 7 years old and is starting to produce high pitched sounds out of it. Sometimes it will suddenly get really loud than quiet down again. The other drive however, is only 6 years old and is running like it was new. That one is going to stay. But the old 120gig has got to go, or at least stop being my primary drive.
Both drives are IDE drives plugged into the single spot on the mother board.
My question is, can I install a SATA drive (Board supports a lot of Sata drives, it has 8 Sata plugs on it) and have them run along with my IDE drive.
My most likely setup will be my remaining 320 drive will be partitioned for duel or triple boot (haven’t decided yet) and be the OS drive, while the new Sata will be my data drive.
However, I have heard that if I hook up a Sata, it is the only thing that will be recognized, others say the Sata has to be my primary boot drive, and my friend says his system refused to boot to the Sata if an IDE drive was plugged in.
My Current system setup is like this.
2 IDE HDD’s plugged into board.
2 IDE CD drives plugged into (Cheap) RAID card to serve as an expansion card.
I believe 8 Free Sata ports. I currently have no Sata drives hooked up.
Could I go through with my plan? Or do I need to drop both drives for Sata, or what?
