New Motherboards and old Hard drives

Discussion in 'Motherboard General Discussion' started by adora333, Jun 25, 2008.

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    adora333

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    I am in the process of upgrading a computer for someone (as cheaply as possible) who currently has three old (non-SATA) Hard drives.
    It appears that most modern motherboards only seem to have one socket in which to plug older (ATA?) drives, and since there is a limit of two drives per socket, and of those one must be used for a CD or DVD drive, it appears impossible to plug in more than one Hard Drive.
    Are there any inexpensive Socket 775 Motherboards available that still have two ATA sockets, or there another obvious solution that I am overlooking?

    Thanks for any help.
     
    adora333, Jun 25, 2008
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    Robert

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    Now latest mother board support both SATA and ATA hard drive. I don't have any idea....
     
    Robert, Jun 29, 2008
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    i believe theres a available socket in the market for that...
    one problem when upgrading a computer... late version mostly phased out..
     
    dylanboy, Jul 25, 2008
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