I put both DVD burners on one ribbon and used the other for the added
HD. Everything seems to be working great. Formatting the new drive as
I type.

Thanks for the replies and that was a great deal Paul! I'll visit
their site again.

-Phil-

On 9/3/09, Anne Meinema <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If the information is correct what i found on the internet about your
> mobo...
> than you have 4 sata connectors and 2 ide connectors onboard...
>
> the white en blue connector is de ide connectors.
>
> if you have a CD of DVD rom installed than you can disconnect one of the to
> put the HD in it..
>
> Greetings, Anne
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Phillip Williams <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 15:40:59 -0400
> Subject: [PCBUILD] SATA and IDE on same pc
>
>> Greetings all,
>>
>>  I have a pc with SOYO Dragon2 mobo, 3.2 p-4 cpu, 2gig ram, an Axle
>> GeForce FX 5500 256MB/ 128 bit video card, a Creative Audigy 2zs pro
>> sound card,  a WD 10,000 rpm HD running xp home sp2 and I have Adobe
>> Audition software for recording, mixing and mastering.
>>
>>  I have a used WD 600 60gig 7200 rpm IDE HD that I would like to add
>> to this pc for the porpose of recording a live band from a mixing
>> console. I will probably use a tv@nywhere capture card to interface
>> with the mixing console unless someone knows of a better route to take
>> with my available hardware.
>>
>>  My main question is what is the best way to attatch the IDE to my pc?
>> The mobo is SATA only. I have a 3 port firewire card I can install but
>> most all the affordable external cases I looked at are usb 2.0. Would
>> I be better off with an internal adapter card or one of the adapters
>> that connects directly to the HD?
>>
>>  Unfortunately, cost is a consideration. The adapters and cases I'm
>> considering run about $25.00 and I don't think I can afford much more
>> than that.
>>
>>  Thanks for any suggestions,
>>
>> -Phil Williams-
>>
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