Author Topic: Do all computers have multiple SATA ports? (Read 2269 times)

Sunglasses · June 25, 2011, 10:35:54 PM

are there converters?

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Dropshock · June 25, 2011, 10:38:31 PM

Quote from: Sunglasses on June 25, 2011, 10:35:54 PM

are there converters?

Converters to what?
Sata to IDE? Why don't you buy an IDE HDD?

Tokthree · June 25, 2011, 10:38:39 PM

Quote from: Sunglasses on June 25, 2011, 10:35:54 PM

are there converters?

Why would you need a god damn converter, look at your motherboard and figure it out for yourself, hell, on the motherboard around the base of the connector it should say SATA 1, SATA 2, SATA 3, ect.
If you can't do that then post a picture of the motherboard and we'll point them out for you

Legodude77 · June 25, 2011, 10:46:19 PM

Quote from: Tokthree on June 25, 2011, 10:38:39 PM

Why would you need a god damn converter, look at your motherboard and figure it out for yourself, hell, on the motherboard around the base of the connector it should say SATA 1, SATA 2, SATA 3, ect.
If you can't do that then post a picture of the motherboard and we'll point them out for you

Do this.

Sunglasses · June 25, 2011, 10:47:25 PM

ALright, when i get the time, ill open up my computer

JD · June 25, 2011, 11:15:11 PM

And post pics lol

Sunglasses · June 26, 2011, 01:59:18 PM

Sorry, pics are kinda blurry, my camera is crappy.

I got a closer look, and i saw 2 IDE connectors, one of them going to my current HD, the other going to my CD drive.

Do they sell anything that i can plug 2 IDE cables into one slot, or should i just replace the harddrive?

Marcem · June 26, 2011, 02:29:40 PM

stuff's old, can't see a SATA port there.

Sunglasses · June 26, 2011, 02:38:20 PM

Quote from: Marcem on June 26, 2011, 02:29:40 PM

stuff's old, can't see a SATA port there.

Well, i asked if i should replace my hard drive with a bigger one...

Unless there are connectors that let me plug 2 harddrives into 1 port

Also, whats the differentce between:

Sunglasses · June 26, 2011, 06:26:59 PM

Ethan · June 26, 2011, 07:38:35 PM

Some IDE cable ropes have 1 port, some have 2, some have 3+. It just sounds like you have 2.
You could buy one with more, then get an IDE HDD.

Night Fox · June 26, 2011, 07:43:52 PM

I don't like ribbon cables
I don't know why

devildogelite · June 26, 2011, 07:48:25 PM

Quote from: Night Fox on June 26, 2011, 07:43:52 PM

I don't like ribbon cables
I don't know why

Cause they're a bitch to deal with

Night Fox · June 26, 2011, 07:49:46 PM

that picture's really blurry, so I can't see what it says
why does it have a USB symbol with a plus sign, and what does it mean?

Nickelob Ultra · June 26, 2011, 08:28:45 PM

You have IDE drives.

Normally I'd recommend actually upgrading the living hell out of your computer because IDE is much slower than SATA, however there are still IDE hard drives in production for your convenience.