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Originally Posted by oldmn
Looking at the manual for your board it show the IDE header blue and beside the Main MOB power connector if this system has an optical drive CD/DVD it may be plugged in there the only changes to IDE cable has been the addition of the 80 wire cable still 40 pin. Since this is a newer system it will likely require a newer cable.
Another option is to get an IDE to SATA adaptor. |
I use the IDE to SATA dongles all the time and believe it or not (and you probably won't) your old IDE drive will transfer data at many times IDE speeds. It's the best way to go when you have a spare SATA connector on the motherboard and want to use an old IDE drive.
My storage drive in my own system is set up this way. I love it!
The IDE drive with SATA dongle attached will look something like this:
The drive itself is powered in the normal way, but the dongle gets power through a floppy drive power cable. If you don't have such a cable, adapters are available.
Good Luck,
The Shadow
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