Im wanting to know how many SATA cables I need and what kind if I want my entire system SATA ready. Im getting an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD mobo, so I know it is SATA compatible. Should I just count how many IDE ribbons I would have and then that is how many SATA cables I would use? Im using 1 hdd, a dvd-rw, and maybe a slave hdd, thats all I can think of that would use SATA cables, im not sure am I wrong? Thanks
moderate_rock48
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Jump to PostYou need a SATA cable for any SATA drive you install. If your current drives are IDE ones, you leave them that way.
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Catweazle
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You need a SATA cable for any SATA drive you install. If your current drives are IDE ones, you leave them that way.
belama
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If you want to install SATA drives, your mobo should come with plenty of SATA cables in the box, including the 4 pin to SATA power cables. My ASUS P5GD2 premium mobo came with 8 or 10 of them.
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