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Hard Disk-Motherboard Compatibility Issue

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/hard-disk-motherboard-compatibility-issue.31221/

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TransvaC Original post #1
Jul 2, 2006 at 2:14 PM
I use a PC with a P4- 2.4 Ghz Processor/512 MB DDR RAM and a Gigabyte 845 chipset motherboard with 2 IDE connectors.I'm using two HDD's, a 40Gb and a 120GB now.I also use a CD writer.I want to add another hard disk .I wanted to know what is the maximum ATA /IDE HDD size that the 845 chipset board will support.I asked many vendors here in SP Road, Bangalore but got a mixed response.Some said the max it supports is 160GB and a few others said it will support 200GB.Can anyone help me with this?
papai_mcc
papai_mcc #2
Jul 2, 2006 at 3:27 PM
How many IDE port do u have?Most probably you have 3 IDE connector.So you can maximum connect 4 drives.It includes the HDD and CD/DVD RW etc.
If you have only one optical drive then you can connect one more HDD.