how to tell if motherboard is SATA or IDE friendly?

[norman]

> I'd like to add a second hard-drive to my Gutsy system. And I've read that SATA
> drives are nominally 'easier' to self-install (don't need to set jumper
> switches), although I've also seen various messages that suggest Ubuntu & SATA
> don't always play 'nice' with each other. (!)
>  
> But my dealer asked me if my motherboard supported SATA, and I haven't been able
> to find a on-line source for determining that. System/Preferences/Hardware
> Information and System/Administration/System Monitor supply lots of info that
> might mean something to someone, but apart from telling me that I've got a
> "Duron(tm)" processor rated at 1.6 GHz... 
> 
> Do I have to look for something on the motherboard? 

Have a look to see what hard-drive you have. If it has a wide ribbon
connector from the drive to the mother board than it is not a SATA
drive.

Norman