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Can I connect 2 SATA hard drives to 2 SATA connectors and DVD burnner to IDE connector on the same mother board?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes. Assuming that your mobo has at least 2 SATA ports, 1 IDE port, and appropriate power cables are available from the power supply.
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What type of power connector is used to connect to hard disk drives or optical drives?
molex for IDE devices and sata power connector for SATA devices
Do new hard drives typically attach to the motherboard via an IDE connector?
No, most new hard drives use Serial ATA or SATA connectors.
What is the most important reason PATA connectors are present?
The most important reason the PATA connector is present is the PATA connector can be used for EIDE drives such as a CD or DVD drive.
What sort of power connector does a floppy disk drive typically use?
The power connectors used by both 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch floppy drives are 4-pin connectors. The larger connector--used by 5.25-inch drives--is called a Molex or peripheral cable. This type of cable is also used by IDE/ATA hard drives and optical drives. The smaller 4-pin cable used by 3.5-inch floppy drives is generally called a floppy power cable.
What does a ide connector do?
An IDE cable connects a hard drive or CD drive to the main board of the computer.
What is a molex cable?
A Molex power connector is a 4-pin power connector found in most computer power supplies. It is used to provide power to large internal drives like hard drives and CD/DVD drives. They are slowly being replaced by SATA power connectors, which are easier to install can cannot be inserted incorrectly. They should not be confused with a Berg connector which is much smaller and is used to power floppy drives. The molex connector is used for IDE drives
What types of connectors are use to connect drives?
this is strongly dependent on the type of "drive you are trying to connect" a ide hard disk "drive" as well as a floppy "drive" will use a ide ribbon cable connector a sata hard disk "drive" and newer cd/dvd, and ssd "drives" will use a sata connection (either rated at 3.0 gbps, 6.0 gbps or otherwise) you can also find other types of drives that are more along the range of enterprise grade server drives vs consumer grade such as SAS hard disk "drives" which are similar to sata hard disk "drives" except they spin at a exceptionally larger rpm and are faster however they use their own SAS connector.
How do you connect a laptop hard drive to a PC or is it even possible?
You will need to purchase a simple adapter. IDE drives are electronically compatible with their desktop counterparts, but have smaller connectors. SATA drives use the same connectors, and thus you only need mounting brackets.
Which type of power connector is used to connect devices such as optical drives and hard drives?
There are two kinds in common use:Molex - an older standard, but still commonSATA - Serial ATA, a newer standardSee the related links for pictures.
Is there gold in hard drives?
Yes. there is a small amount of gold in pretty every silicon chip. Tiny gold wires connect the silicon chips to the connector pins on the chip's packaging. The connectors are often gold plated too. There are many chips on a hard drive controller pcb.
If a hard drive and DVD drive are connected to the ide port with the same cable should the hard drive be on the end connector?
The hard drive should be on the bottom connector and all you other drives on the top connectors. Thats how mines connected!!!!!!!! :-)
What is a 20 Pin P1 Connector?
Many different connectors can have 20 pins. Some examples of these are:ATX power supply connectorsJTAG cables (used for programming embedded devices)A proprietary OBDII connector found in some BMW vehiclesHDMI cables / connectors (used for high-definition video)Very old Apple floppy drives
