SATA hard drive to IDE

[dotxzer0]

Can I replace my IDE drive with a SATA drive on this A7N8X-VM/400 motherboard?

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socka/nforce2/a7n8x-vm_400/e1857_a7n8x-vm_400.pdf

 

[getochkn]

Your board doesn't have any SATA slots, so not directly. You could buy a PCI sata card, but installing windows on those can be a pain sometimes cause of drivers.