I'm currently using an IDE HDD as my main drive. It's plugged into the IDE header, I've just found the "Serillel 2" SATA <--> IDE adaptor I got with the mobo (Abot IC7G). Think there was only one.
Can I run one disk off SATA header and another off an IDE header?
Only I want to check for some data on an even older IDE drive.
My optical drive is also on the IDE. Is there anything to be gained from putting an IDE<--> SATA adaptor on there and uisng SATA header?
Anyone recommend a IDE <-->SATA adaptor?
I saw one in PC World today but it didn't look very good quality (was an open PCB, looked like there would be mechanical stress on it).
I know I need an upgraded PC. I'm planning upgrading the HDD to a 1TB or > in a couple of months once I get a new job and use my existing HDD on SATA for MP3 storage and archive.