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Not sure if my MB supports IDE/SATA. Details of MB inside

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Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 62-0524-001131-00101111-040201-VIA_K7$KM266_MS8158EC SERIES 05/24/2004
Motherboard Name Matsonic MS8158D/E

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type DEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 100 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 200 MHz
Bandwidth 1600 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 2133 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type VIA V-Link
Bus Width 8-bit
Real Clock 67 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 267 MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots 1
Expansion Slots 2 PCI, 1 AGP
RAM Slots 2 DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, Video, LAN
Form Factor Micro ATX
Motherboard Size 190 mm x 240 mm
Motherboard Chipset KM266

Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name Matsonic, Inc.
Product Information http://www.matsonic.com/new/product_intel.htm
BIOS Download http://www.matsonic.com/new/download_intel.htm
I currently already has 2 hard disks, wanting to purchase another one online. Firstly, its a SATA hard disk, so im not sure if my MB supports only IDE, or SATA.

Secondly, is there any other compatibility issue apart from IDE/SATA? Looking for a 400gb Internal Hard disk.

Key Features:

Size: 3.5 inches
Capacities: 400 GB
Speed: 7,200 RPM
Interfaces: SATA 1.5 GB/s
ATA-133
Seek Time: 8.5 ms

Detailed information in a pdf file can be found here :

http://www.hitachigst.com/tech/techlib.nsf/techdocs/073BA9EA10DAACCD86256E46005C5B7E/$file/7K400_DS_final.pdf

Please advice =)
 
#2 ·
The links you provided to your motherboard do not work. The matsonic site is just about useless since the manual for your board will not download either.

Open the case and look to see if you have sata connectors on the board; that would be the easiest way to find out.

If you do not, a sata controller card is an option. They are not too expensive; around $35 or so for a decent one.
 
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xfer said:
Oh, ok. So i'll need to get a SATA cable to plug into my IDE port?
NO. If you do not have sata on the board, you need to buy a controller card and install that. Once the card is installed and operating correctly, connect your sata hd to the card. Partition and format the drive; windows will assign the next drive letter to the drive.
 
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