Can you put a HD and DVD/RW on the same IDE channel?
Hi
Building (badly!) a pc for a mate, all new components except his old 160gig HD. I've noticed the mobo (Asus M2N-E) only has one IDE ribbon slot.
Can I put the old HD and the DVD/RW on the same IDE ribbon connector or will it run like crap/explode?
Should I tell my mate he needs to buy a SATA HD and thus keep the IDE free for the DVD only?
cheers :)
On another note, how the hell do you know where all the wires go? Theres about a million of 'em just for the on/off switch coming from the front of the case.