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Name: allen (by allenehuang)
Date: January 30, 2006 at 10:53:42 Pacific
OS: win2k sp4
CPU/Ram: 2.8 / 1gb
Comment:

i just bought a SATAII drive online, and i was wondering if it would be compatible with my motherboard, asus p4p800. it supports sata, but i wasn't sure if sataII was backwards compatible.

would it be a problem if i already have 2 eide hard drives installed?

2.8c 800mhz fsb
1 gb 512x2 geil dual channel
asus p4p800 se
60 gb ibm 7200 rpm
80 gb maxtor 7200
thermaltake va3000 tsunami
sapphire 9800 pro 128mb



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Name: Michael J (by mjdamato)
Date: January 30, 2006 at 11:39:26 Pacific
Reply:

yes, it will be backward compatible. Having PATA drives as well will not be a problem. Just make sure you properly set upt he boot order in the BIOS.

Michael J


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