SATA DVD Drive

11-01-2007, 16:56

A mate of mine asked me to fit a new DVD writer he's just bought for his computer, I called round to throw it in for him but was suprised to see that the motherboard didnt support IDE, there was support for a floppy drive though.

you'd think the manafacturer would have left the option for IDE and not floppy.

budwieser · 11-01-2007, 17:09

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Originally Posted by Dodger444

A mate of mine asked me to fit a new DVD writer he's just bought for his computer, I called round to throw it in for him but was suprised to see that the motherboard didnt support IDE, there was support for a floppy drive though.

you'd think the manafacturer would have left the option for IDE and not floppy.

What Motherboard does he have mate?

11-01-2007, 17:13

I dont know of any motherboard that has no ide channels at all on it have you looked inside? Hows the optical drive in there now connected?

DocDutch · 11-01-2007, 17:17

Sata dvd drive.... NICE cuz that costs about 70 quids :O

11-01-2007, 17:31

it's a fairly new dual core system from pcworld (says it all really

)... he's taking the dvd writer back and getting a sata instead from micro direct, they're fairly cheap ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£25, apart from the plextor drive ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£73.

Ray.uk · 11-01-2007, 17:34

Samsung[Sata] SH-183 sata DVDRW for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£24,as Zinglebarb have not come across motherboard that doesnt have at least 1 eide connection.

11-01-2007, 17:34

what pc is it? ive still not come accross a machine with no ata controller even on the newest boards would be interesting in seeing it so a board number would be cool

11-01-2007, 20:07

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

what pc is it? ive still not come accross a machine with no ata controller even on the newest boards would be interesting in seeing it so a board number would be cool

I just belled him, it's a hp compaq pressario model 2029. What gets me is as far as i remember there was no front slot in the case for a floppy drive yet there's a controller for one on the board. maddness!

11-01-2007, 20:13

the optical drive in that machine will be ide

im wrong but I cant see if it does have ide the drive is sata I apoligise

11-01-2007, 20:20

there is no ide on the motherboard in that machine zing.

11-01-2007, 20:27

fair enough any chance of a pic cuz it will be the first board ive seen with no ide at all and would like to have a gander

11-01-2007, 20:38

Sure zing, i'll post one tomorrow night

11-01-2007, 20:41

Ive found it and its given me a headache. I stand corrected and it is the first board of its type ive seen

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...=36743&lang=en its a custom asus jobbie based on a bloody good board

Id bung an ide raid card at it wouldnt cost much I would need plenty of time tested reliable dvd rws rather than risk a sata one at this time. BTW there is a firmware update for the drive thats in it on the pcworld (spit spit) site

nffc · 11-01-2007, 21:10

ffs, does that really have a SATA optical drive? What is the point, the drive mechanics are going to be slower than the SATA interface - and indeed most HDDs have this limitation.

11-01-2007, 21:47

that's the one, i was getting nothing on a search... notice the 4 extra sata's. and why the option for a floppy?