You should be able to use both. I'm sure the board will have one PATA plug. But if it only has one and you want to use two CD/DVD drives, you won't be able to unless you add a card for it. Jo Ann Becky kane wrote: > So I can have two? > > God Bless and Thank You > Becky > Don Wilcox <Dwilcox3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My Dell came with a SATA drive and the motherboard also had the traditional > EIDE drive support also. If I had the open bays to put them I would have at > least two EIDE drives installed in addition to my 2 SATA drives. > > Don > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tech Rose - LoveBytes" > To: > > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 6:36 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: My Contraption > > >> Is the second drive installed? >> What was the problem. >> >> More than likely, the machine will NOT take your old parallel drive from >> your old machine. >> But, if you old machine is up and running, Vista has a program to transfer >> your data to the new machine. You have to buy a cable to do it. I got >> one. I cannot remember how much it cost off the top of my head, but I >> will say about $30. If you were nearby, I would lend it to you.... >> Come Visit Las Vegas.... lol! >> Rose >> > > -- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything > below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for earth-friendly autos? > Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. > > -- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything > below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/