Originally Posted by S2martin
Originally Posted by Fil
IDE??? SATA ??? errr youve lost me

Newer hard drives use SATA connections and seem quicker than the older IDE...
If you have spare pci slots you can get pic cards just for SATA

ahh the borad i want says, Storage Ports Configuration 1 x ATA, 4 x SATA
so does that mean 1 older ide drive and or 4 newer sata ones?