I was wondering if it is possible to install a SATA DVD burner via an IDE connection. My friend has a 6 year old PC, his burner died, so he bought a new one.But, it's SATA.His connections are ...
There is no need for a master or slave distinction with SATA drives because they each connect to the motherboard with their own SATA cable. Two IDE/PATA drives, on the other hand, could share the same ...
What I have now is as you describe, one of those across the top and one of those across the bottom, each one into a SATA header coming off the power supply, then some short SATA cables going to the ...