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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: Telstar on July 21, 2009, 01:38:52 pm

Title: GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-UD2H IDE port
Post by: Telstar on July 21, 2009, 01:38:52 pm

Hello,

I would like to know beforehand, if the PATA controller is usable to drive an IDE dvr-rom and that is bootable (to install windows, etc). I need all 5 SATA ports for HDDs.

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-UD2H IDE port
Post by: Beekeeper on July 24, 2009, 03:02:44 pm

I think so, that's the reason why it's still there - to use optical drives and old ATA HDD's

Title: Re: GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-UD2H IDE port
Post by: Badbonji on July 24, 2009, 04:34:14 pm

If it does not work for the OS then you can always install windows from a flash drive, it is quicker that way too!

Title: Re: GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-UD2H IDE port
Post by: oggmonster on July 24, 2009, 04:38:55 pm

Quote from: Telstar on July 21, 2009, 01:38:52 pm

Hello,

I would like to know beforehand, if the PATA controller is usable to drive an IDE dvr-rom and that is bootable (to install windows, etc). I need all 5 SATA ports for HDDs.

Thanks in advance.

Yep sure is :) just make sure you set BIOS to boot from cd