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From: Kenny on 11 Dec 2009 16:19
Need a new DVDRW to replace failing IDE unit.
M/B supports both SATA and IDE, there's one SATA port used for HDD and one
free.
Is there any difference performance wise?

--
Kenny Cargill


From: philo on 11 Dec 2009 16:36
Kenny wrote:
> Need a new DVDRW to replace failing IDE unit.
> M/B supports both SATA and IDE, there's one SATA port used for HDD and one
> free.
> Is there any difference performance wise?
>


For a DVDRW it would make no real difference

I'd probably just get an IDE device and save the SATA port for the
possibility of adding another HD.
From: Kenny on 12 Dec 2009 05:12
Thanks for the reply, have ordered an IDE unit.

Kenny
"philo" <philo(a)privacy.invalid> wrote in message
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> Kenny wrote:
>> Need a new DVDRW to replace failing IDE unit.
>> M/B supports both SATA and IDE, there's one SATA port used for HDD and
>> one free.
>> Is there any difference performance wise?
>>
>
>
> For a DVDRW it would make no real difference
>
> I'd probably just get an IDE device and save the SATA port for the
> possibility of adding another HD.


From: philo on 13 Dec 2009 09:44
Mary Hanna wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:12:09 -0000, "Kenny" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the reply, have ordered an IDE unit.
>>
>> Kenny
>> "philo" <philo(a)privacy.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:hfue17$b4l$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>> Kenny wrote:
>>>> Need a new DVDRW to replace failing IDE unit.
>>>> M/B supports both SATA and IDE, there's one SATA port used for HDD and
>>>> one free.
>>>> Is there any difference performance wise?
>>>>
>>>
>>> For a DVDRW it would make no real difference
>>>
>>> I'd probably just get an IDE device and save the SATA port for the
>>> possibility of adding another HD.
>
>
> Not a good move when you upgrade, new MoBos only have one IDE Port.
>


I can't agree with that as the OP only had one spare SATA channel

more important for a HD if he adds one

plus if he did upgrade to a board with only one IDE channel
he could still use the DVD.
IDE/ATA hard drives are getting hard to even find now
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