Boncuk
New Member
I purchased a new mainboard lately since the old one failed completely.
The board is an ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS which is equipped with one PCI-Express and two PCI slots.
(Laughable but true one PCI slot beomes inaccessible if the PCI-Express card is fitted.)
It can serve up to four SATA-devices, but has one IDE port only.
Having two internal HDDs, one CD-ROM and a DVD-writer normally requires two IDE-ports.
An australian friend told me that the ribbon data cable just needs to be fitted with a male adapter to take up four IDE devices.
I doubt very much that this would work, making it impossible to recognize primary and secondary devices.
Anyone having experienced that it works?
Regards
Boncuk
The board is an ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS which is equipped with one PCI-Express and two PCI slots.
(Laughable but true one PCI slot beomes inaccessible if the PCI-Express card is fitted.)
It can serve up to four SATA-devices, but has one IDE port only.
Having two internal HDDs, one CD-ROM and a DVD-writer normally requires two IDE-ports.
An australian friend told me that the ribbon data cable just needs to be fitted with a male adapter to take up four IDE devices.
I doubt very much that this would work, making it impossible to recognize primary and secondary devices.
Anyone having experienced that it works?
Regards
Boncuk