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    Old School Question (Socket 478 mobo)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by NAS Ghost, Jan 23, 2008.

  1. NAS Ghost

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    you can use sata and the largest one you can find.
     
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    as in the interface near the southbridge?
     
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    Yup those 2 black port are sata.
     
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    by the way...the site doenst say but does anyone know if its ide 100 or 133
     
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    what for????? your mobo supports sata. so you should get a sata hard drive.

    i can't check the manual, but you could find out there if it is 100 or 133.
     
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    because i can only find smaller hds in sata150....i want at least 500 which i can only find in IDE
     
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    your right. sata 2 as it is also called is not supported. but sata/sata1 is.
     
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    yes and then with that there is the size issue
     
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    well its up to you really.

    did you check the manual.
     
    Jeff, Jan 23, 2008
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