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Can a IDE optical drive work with a SATA hard drive?
« on: June 09, 2007, 03:21:09 PM »
I have everything working on my first custom build except the drives. My dvd drive is IDE and HDD is SATA. Will they work together? Do they have to be connected to each other and the mother board?

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Re: Can a IDE optical drive work with a SATA hard drive?
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2007, 10:04:42 AM »
Thread locked, thanks for the heads-up.