You had your said you old computer was OLD...IF I remember correctly. There is a possibility...in my humble opinion..that is might NOT be compatible with Vista.... You might see if you can find out before you invest in a card....(if you have an available slot for a card..) My machine..as far as I know does not have any Parallel ATA plugs........ I had the tech check when I bought it..which is why I bought the transfer cable..... But, you can add an additional fire wire drive if you are interested...in the future..for backup. (Actually you can have a lot more than one if you wanted to) Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: Becky kane To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:16 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: My Contraption I got lost right on the Pata Plug.........What is that? God Bless Becky Jo Ann <bookworm54@xxxxxxx> wrote: 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 --------------------------------- Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. -- 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/