generic HW question about SATA

[mindwave at cfl.rr.com]

GREAT
 
Thanks! I really need whats on this drive

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Mark Knoop <mpknoop at gmail.com> 
Date: Friday, January 26, 2007 9:00 am 
Subject: Re: generic HW question about SATA 
To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com> 

> On 26/01/07, mindwave at cfl.rr.com <mindwave at 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 
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