The new Asus P5Q3 m/b is mounted to its' tray. Big sucker! It does appear
to be very SATA and USB centric.
Can anyone speak to "JMicron" SATA? I thought SATA was SATA............
Most of my CDROMS, DVDROM/Burner devices appear to be just PATA. Do SATA
devices even exist?
I think I may now search for PATA-2-SATA converters. This m/b only has one
PATA-eide port, but I think that the case geometry will not support the
normal cable length of the standard eide cable (included) for both the hard
drive and DVDrom/Burner mounting points. I can do a temp mount of the HD
to the FD carrier for initial startup and test, but this would not be my
long-term decision.
I recall some discussion about several versions of these converters months
back, but I can not find those msgs ATM. Recs and suggestions
appreciated. I'll need to buy a bunch!
Thanks,
Duncan
