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SATA Controllers?
Name: skuli Date: October 29, 2003 at 12:04:33 Pacific OS: winxp pro CPU/Ram: 2.8ghz / 1 ghz ddr
Comment:
Do I need a SATA Controller for my HDD? http://us.st7.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/directron_1760_399252472
Or is it enough to connect the HDD dyrectly to my mobo?
Name: Zero Cool Date: October 29, 2003 at 13:28:21 Pacific
Reply:
If the HDD uses SATA and the motherboard has SATA onboard you can connect directly to the motherboard :=)
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Response Number 2
Name: JonPhoenix Date: October 31, 2003 at 05:47:04 Pacific
Reply:
Just plug it in, make sure you read the manual on how to boot from the SATA drive and have the drivers ready though, or it could give you big headaches getting it to work the first time. Great board by the way.
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