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this might sound like a silly question but...

this is my first time building my computer. i was wondering if a sata drive can run on its own, or does it need an ide drive there as well? i heard somewhere that usually people install the os on the ide drive and then use the sata for storage. i'm on a budget right now and newegg had a 160g sata for only $45! however, they also had a 80g ide for the same price. obviously i'd rather get just the sata if i can.

 thanks!

Definitely get SATA.  They can run alone, and most prefer it that way (for cable management).

They're newer, too, so a little more performance.

Later!

Definitely go just SATA. Say goodbye to IDE forever.

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zoinkedgirl:

this might sound like a silly question but...

this is my first time building my computer. i was wondering if a sata drive can run on its own, or does it need an ide drive there as well? i heard somewhere that usually people install the os on the ide drive and then use the sata for storage. i'm on a budget right now and newegg had a 160g sata for only $45! however, they also had a 80g ide for the same price. obviously i'd rather get just the sata if i can.

 thanks!

You can run SATA with out IDE. Those individuals probably had older setups with the OS already on the IDE drive. Good luck.

yes, get sata. a lot of ppl used ide cos there was no sata when they build their rig lol

and there are only 1 ide left on the mobo to those who might have an old IDE hd but there are 6 or 8 satas in a mobo.

Both of these two can run independently. The sata is much faster than ide, and it also supports the hot-plug .The time when ide is for OS and sata for storage has passed .Because in the early distributions of OS, you should install the sata driver from the third devices, such as floppy, when you install it on you computer. Right now, the drivers has been included in the OS.

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