On Fri, 2007-01-26 at 11:23 -0500, mindwave@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > GREAT > > > > Thanks! I really need whats on this drive > I use sata and ata on my asus socket 939 board without issues. dave > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark Knoop <mpknoop@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Friday, January 26, 2007 9:00 am > Subject: Re: generic HW question about SATA > To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > 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 > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
