I have pc with ASUS P5P800 SE motherboard, which currently has IDE HD installed and running WinXP.
The mb appears to support SATA with 2 ports, although currently not in use.
Within the mb installation guide, it states the following:
Install Windows® XP Service Pack1 or later versions before using the Serial ATA feature. ( Service Pack 3 already installed )
Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connectors are not available in this motherboard.
The ICH chipset support to one of the IDE channels (either primary or secondary channel) is disabled in a legacy operating system (DOS, Windows® 98/ME) when you use the SATA connectors.
Would it be possible to clone the existing IDE HD to either a mechanical SATA HD or a SSD, once one is installed, although due the existing HD partitioning, most probably a SATA HD as I believe SSD partition differently.
Also, as the current mb appears to support SATA, can I had a SATA drive without the need of a IDE to SATA adapter ?
The mb appears to support SATA with 2 ports, although currently not in use.
Within the mb installation guide, it states the following:
Install Windows® XP Service Pack1 or later versions before using the Serial ATA feature. ( Service Pack 3 already installed )
Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connectors are not available in this motherboard.
The ICH chipset support to one of the IDE channels (either primary or secondary channel) is disabled in a legacy operating system (DOS, Windows® 98/ME) when you use the SATA connectors.
Would it be possible to clone the existing IDE HD to either a mechanical SATA HD or a SSD, once one is installed, although due the existing HD partitioning, most probably a SATA HD as I believe SSD partition differently.
Also, as the current mb appears to support SATA, can I had a SATA drive without the need of a IDE to SATA adapter ?