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will this dvd drive work with my motherboard


will this dvd drive work with my motherboard



dvddrive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827131410



motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127221

    
ckfordy

yeah, for dvd/cd drives all you really look for is if you can connect it to your mobo, the dvd drive uses PATA and you have 2 PATA and 4 SATA on your mobo.



do you want to use it with another CD/DVD drive?

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DanLatimer


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Originally Posted by DanLatimer


yeah, for dvd/cd drives all you really look for is if you can connect it to your mobo, the dvd drive uses PATA and you have 2 PATA and 4 SATA on your mobo.



do you want to use it with another CD/DVD drive?





what is IDE then is that pata and no i am going to get a dvd burner but not right now

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ckfordy

yup thats right IDE is PATA, what are you using for a cd drive now?

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DanLatimer


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Originally Posted by DanLatimer


yup thats right IDE is PATA, what are you using for a cd drive now?



i have an external cdrw and my dad is selling his computer and he is going to put his dvdrw in my computer

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ckfordy

reh IDE is PATA, Parallel A-T-A, it is the larger of the 2 connectors at the edge of the board.

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dragon2309

k thanks for the help

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ckfordy
 
 
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