On 26/01/07, mindwave@xxxxxxxxxx <mindwave@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey, I'm upgrading my main linux box this weekend. I have about a TB worth of HD's to use, all ATA. I know that the new standard is SATA, and i actually have ONE SATA drive that I could use if I wanted to (its in a USB box right now). But never having used SATA, can ATA and SATA be used in the same PC? For examplecan I have all 4 ATA channels full (3 HD's and a DVDRW) and then activate the SATA channels in BIOS and throw this single drive on the back end as well?
It entirely depends on your motherboard - linux will handle whatever it sees. I have 2 SATA hard drives, a SATA DVDRW and an IDE HD running with no problems. Look up your motherboard specs to check on its capabilities - although one would think that if you can plug it in, then the board should be able to address it. -- Mark Knoop
