Hi y'all - I got a real easy one :) MAXTOR 120GB 2MB ATA133 7200RPM ^^^I want to order 2 of those to add a RAID array to my computer. My question is n00bsimple: will the HardDisks ship with the IDE cables in their box or do I have to order those separately ? If anyone has experience with using a RAID-array with a GigaByte GA-8ITXR MoBo, or can tell me if my MoBo supports single big 48bit HardDisks too, please feel free to reply. Thanx!! :) ___________________________________________ ☺ [Belgium, GMT+1]_________________________svg

I have never seen IDE cables shipped with a hard disk, not even retail let alone OEM. IDE cables usually come with the motherboard. Stuart

Hey Stuart !:) Thanx for the speedy response :D I'll order some extra ones, then. Thanx! ___________________________________________ ☺ [Belgium, GMT+1]_________________________svg

Would the vendor not be the appropriate place to get definitive answers to these questions? The motherboard question for certain. It would be a waste to assume RAID functionality and it not be possible.

True. lol. Thinking about it, they always come with the motherboard. Not the drive.

Yup - as soon as I posted here, I realized I'd be better off posting the IDE question at the vendor's forum (so I did) :) I had already spent hours looking for a definite yes/no on the single big drive support, but a RAID array should be twice as fast anyway, so I might as well pay a little extra for two drives (2x120GB) instead of just one ~200GB drive and avoid that question altogether :) Thanx for the responses !;) ___________________________________________ ☺ [Belgium, GMT+1]_________________________svg