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| Thread ID: 120689 | 2011-09-21 01:33:00 | Connecting DVD drive to new motherboard - dur | Digby (677) | Press F1 |
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| 1232643 | 2011-09-21 01:33:00 | Hi Guys I am building a new PC with a Gigabtye GA 970 A-D3 motherboard. I went to install my DVD drive and cannot find a DVD connection on the motherboard. This is the long flat connector with the ribbon cable. So I suppose this means I will have to buy a new DVD drive. I have always bought Lite-On drives How do I connect this ? There is no mention of a DVD drive connection in the motherboards manual. (It just says insert the DVD to set up the motherboard etc) Any suggestions, thanks |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1232644 | 2011-09-21 01:44:00 | isnt like a sata port for that kind of thing? | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 1232645 | 2011-09-21 01:49:00 | At a guess, your DVD drive is IDE and all your motherboard has is SATA connections. In which case you have 3 options. Either you will have to buy a new DVD drive (make sure it is SATA) or purchase a IDE PCI card or an IDE to SATA adapter. Personally, I would go buy a new drive than waste money on a pci card or adapter. Good luck. |
Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1232646 | 2011-09-21 01:52:00 | Hi Guys This is the long flat connector with the ribbon cable. thats ide. old school.....motherboard may not support ide. buy yourself a sata dvd . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1232647 | 2011-09-21 02:05:00 | Hi Guys I went to install my DVD drive and cannot find a DVD connection on the motherboard. Because it's called the IDE port - used for any kind of IDE drive, not exclusively optical drives. Becoming extinct. Probably need a sata drive if all the board has is sata now. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1232648 | 2011-09-21 11:18:00 | Yes it looks like I'll have to go and buy a Sata DVD drive. Thanks I should have read the motherboard specs in more detail. But SATA is good and DVD drives are pretty cheap[. |
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