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Can I mix and match Serial ATA hard drives with IDE hard drives?

If your motherboard has a supported Intel® chipset and provides both IDE and Serial ATA connections, you can use both Serial ATA and IDE hard drives in the system. Note that Serial ATA hard drives use different data and power cables than IDE devices.

The following chipsets are supported:

  • Intel® 955X Chipset family
  • Intel® 945 Chipset family
  • Intel® 925X Chipset family
  • Intel® 915 Chipset family
  • Mobile Intel® 915 Chipset family
  • Intel® 910GL Chipset
  • Mobile Intel® 910GML Chipset
  • Intel® 875P Chipset
  • Intel® 865 Chipset family

This applies to:
Intel® 865 Chipset Family
Intel® 875P Chipset
Intel® 910 Express Chipset Family
Intel® 915 Express Chipset Family
Intel® 925X Express Chipset Family
Intel® 945 Express Chipset Family
Intel® 955X Express Chipset
Mobile Intel® 910GML Express Chipset
Mobile Intel® 915 Express Chipset Family

Solution ID: CS-009256
Date Created: 11-Feb-2004
Last Modified: 12-May-2005
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