<BODY>GREAT Thanks! I really need whats on this drive ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Knoop <mpknoop@gmail.com> Date: Friday, January 26, 2007 9:00 am Subject: Re: generic HW question about SATA To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list@redhat.com> > On 26/01/07, mindwave@cfl.rr.com <mindwave@cfl.rr.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hey, > > > > > > > > I'm upgrading my main linux box this weekend. I have about a TB > worth of > > HD's to use, all ATA. > > > > > > > > I know that the new standard is SATA, and i actually have ONE > SATA drive > > that I could use if I wanted to (its in a USB box right now). > > > > But never having used SATA, can ATA and SATA be used in the same PC? > > > > > > > > For examplecan I have all 4 ATA channels full (3 HD's and a > DVDRW) and then > > activate the SATA channels in BIOS and throw this single drive > on the back > > end as well? > > It entirely depends on your motherboard - linux will handle whatever > it sees. I have 2 SATA hard drives, a SATA DVDRW and an IDE HD running > with no problems. > > Look up your motherboard specs to check on its capabilities - although > one would think that if you can plug it in, then the board should be > able to address it. > > -- > Mark Knoop > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@redhat.com > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > </BODY>