I would like to free up 2 of my 4 IDE spaces on my Intel D865GBF M/B for possible takeover by DVD Burners.
I have 2 SATA sockets free.
If I stick a converter on the back my existing system PATA WD2500 Caviar SE HDD and connect to a SATA socket will I end up with a dead system? (Can always switch it back).
I gather I don't need a RAID array as I wont be using a SATA card.
I suppose before booting all the way up I should select BIOS mode to make sure SATA is activated. Right now, of course, it's there but showing inactive.
Never used SATA before but gather it has benefits, but would the HDD be slowed down by the converter?
I will be buying another HDD soon and will most likely opt for a SATA WD2500KS SE16 and then will endeavour to clone the system disc to it and switch. Then I could use the old one for backups etc.
So I guess the questions are:
1: Can I do it?
2: What do I need to look at first before trying to boot?
3: Will the HDD lose performance?
4: Just wait until I buy another HDD?
I have 2 SATA sockets free.
If I stick a converter on the back my existing system PATA WD2500 Caviar SE HDD and connect to a SATA socket will I end up with a dead system? (Can always switch it back).
I gather I don't need a RAID array as I wont be using a SATA card.
I suppose before booting all the way up I should select BIOS mode to make sure SATA is activated. Right now, of course, it's there but showing inactive.
Never used SATA before but gather it has benefits, but would the HDD be slowed down by the converter?
I will be buying another HDD soon and will most likely opt for a SATA WD2500KS SE16 and then will endeavour to clone the system disc to it and switch. Then I could use the old one for backups etc.
So I guess the questions are:
1: Can I do it?
2: What do I need to look at first before trying to boot?
3: Will the HDD lose performance?
4: Just wait until I buy another HDD?