IDE HD to SATA

[chuglife]

I have an old computer, probably around 2002. It uses ide ribbons, but without really thinking about it i bought a new hard drive. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075. Is there any way this hdd will work?

 

[ncc74656]

i assume you got a sata HD when your MB uses IDE. you can buy this: its the cheapest card i could find on newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815287012

bestbuy also sells these cards, you must make sure you buy a PCI card and not a PCI-E card.

 

[chuglife]

Sadly i'm leaving for college and wouldn't have time to install it before i leave. I'll have to just wipe the original hdd then. It had a virus in the past that deleted the os, so will i need to load the os, then wipe the hd so the virus is gone and then reload the os again?

 

[leandrodafontoura]

Just clean install the HDD, the OS will format the drive and wipe any virus

 

[chuglife]

alright appreciate the help! Thank you.

 

[chuglife]

Best answer selected by Chuglife.

 

[ncc74656]

one thing you could do is use a partition tool to split the current HD you have before you format. backup the data you want to that partition then format and reinstall. its a messy and complicated way to do thigns and you need to make sure you clean your files for viri but it can be done. worth a shot. only adds a few hours to your over all repair time