how to tell if motherboard is SATA or IDE friendly?
norman
norman at littletank.org
Tue Dec 11 08:40:20 UTC 2007
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> Look at your mother board and look at the wire connecting the hdd to the
> board. If you have a 40 pin connector, about an inch and a half long.
> it is an ide and if it is a small connector, about a half inch in
> length, it is sata. Hope that helps.
I trust you meant inch and half wide and not long. Similarly for the
SATA cable.
Norman
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