5punk

Hello all.
My CD drive has given up the ghost, it seems.
I currently have a <a href="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/97237">LG GSA-4167BAL</a> connected up to my <a href="https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprod ... erboard</a>.

Being a void of knowledge when it comes to all things hardware I decided to buy a new <a href="https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprod ... 2-AS">Asus DRW-2014S1T</a>.
Spot the fatal flaw in my plan.

One is IDE, the other is SATA.
Completely different connectors at the back. I only discovered this when attempting to line up the cables that had come out of the previous drive. Whoops. Durr.

Anyway.
Long question short; Can I use this drive with my mobo, and if so what cable do I need? Ta.

I've had this problem with HDDs when I bought a mobo that only had SATA connections. I had to buy new hard drives

Answer: Yes, but it will require you to spend another £20-30 quid on a pci sata expansion card.

As it's overclockers, explain it to them that it's the wrong port and that you're a numpty, and ask if they'll do this one in exchange:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprod ... =CD-064-PO

I personally like Pioneer drives, and the price is identical and it even reads a whole 10ms faster!!11!
Edit: Remember, current mobo is an IDE based board!


Mega edit:

You've 4x SATA ports on that motherboard, go into the box, grab a SATA cable and connect it all up.

buzzmong wrote:Answer: Yes, but it will require you to spend another £20-30 quid on a pci sata expansion card.

*slow blink*

First thing grimmie, how many sata drives do you have connected to your mobo? if the number is less than 4, yes, it'll work fine with no fucking about.

Thanks Buzz

<b>Edit</b>
Just the hard drive at the moment.
What do I need to make it work, Berk?

Go re-read my post.

Made a whoopsie.

Grimmie wrote:Thanks Buzz

<b>Edit</b>
Just the hard drive at the moment.
What do I need to make it work, Berk?

Just the cables that fit, I imagine a sata power cable (your psu should have loads)

and one of the little orange SATA cables that came with the mobo.

if you're stuck for either, PM me, i have loads of both about.

Pictures for the slow:

Power:



Data


Plug into the obvious places (the back of the dvd drive, and the data cable into the mobo, any hole) and enjoy.

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:Just the cables that fit, I imagine a sata power cable (your psu should have loads)

and one of the little orange SATA cables that came with the mobo.

if you're stuck for either, PM me, i have loads of both about.

Not sure on gigabyte cables, they could also be red or grey!

buzzmong wrote: Not sure on gigabyte cables, they could also be red or grey!

Gigabyte are orange, very, very orange.

Grimmie wrote:What do I need to make it work, Berk?

Yes, you need a Berk to make it work.

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
Gigabyte are orange, very, very orange.

David Dickinson tan orange?

Samsung had a red SATA cable supplied. Samsung is a made out of frozen failure though.

Got my garish orange SATA thing now.
Gonna crack the case open and look for a power doohickey.

/technical

Works. Hooray.
/installs things

Grimmie wrote:Works. Hooray.
/installs things

Worrying lack of problems for a Grimmie hardware fettle.

I'm scared.

I'll have a disk explode shortly and take half his PC with it

Schroedinger?

TWSS