Optical Drive Sata or IDE ! ?

Tysonator · 08-10-2007, 19:13

Hi, I am hoping to get buy a new optical drive for the PC which supports DVD DL - R wrting. on the OC site there is a Samsung drive that supports this.
How ever there is both a IDE & Sata formats ! :

I take it that I should get the Sata one as access speed will be slightly better and I have 2 or 3 spare Sata ports on my MoBo ! ?

I current use one Sata port on my MoBo for my Sata 1 Hard Drive.
This is not RAIDed

Many thanks

Mark · 08-10-2007, 19:22

In all honesty, you'll probably not notice much difference in terms of speed, but as SATA cables are much easier to manage and IDE devices are only likely to decrease in popularity, I'd get the SATA. I have both IDE and SATA Samsung drives and I can't fault either of them.

Feek · 08-10-2007, 19:23

^^^

Tysonator · 08-10-2007, 19:26

MARK,
Do I need to do any set up in BIOS for a Sata Optical drive, or is just a case of plug lead in and boot up, and the OS picks up the new drive ! ?

Mark · 08-10-2007, 19:28

Only the same sort of settings you'd have to change for a hard drive - i.e. as long as the BIOS detects it, you're done.

Tysonator · 08-10-2007, 19:31

So just connect cable and boot up ?
Thats pretty straight forward then !
So at last I can do some DVD DL - R BURNing !
Let the BURNing begin

Many thanks Mark.

semi-pro waster · 08-10-2007, 23:35

As Mark says it should be a simple case of connecting and away you go providing your motherboard is reasonably new (past 2 years or so) to recognise the SATA optical straight off. Then you may have to set the boot order but that would apply with any optical drive.

Tysonator · 09-10-2007, 09:30

Thats a point about boot order !
I will install the drive and see how the MoBo & OS pick it up. Then if I need to I can change the Boot order.
Thanks for that, I totally forgot

08-10-2007, 19:13	#1
Tysonator Vodka Martini Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ESSEX Posts: 874	Optical Drive Sata or IDE ! ? Hi, I am hoping to get buy a new optical drive for the PC which supports DVD DL - R wrting. on the OC site there is a Samsung drive that supports this. How ever there is both a IDE & Sata formats ! : I take it that I should get the Sata one as access speed will be slightly better and I have 2 or 3 spare Sata ports on my MoBo ! ? I current use one Sata port on my MoBo for my Sata 1 Hard Drive. This is not RAIDed Many thanks __________________ Will think of some witty to say, well when I think of it

08-10-2007, 19:23	#3
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	^^^ __________________

08-10-2007, 19:26	#4
Tysonator Vodka Martini Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ESSEX Posts: 874	MARK, Do I need to do any set up in BIOS for a Sata Optical drive, or is just a case of plug lead in and boot up, and the OS picks up the new drive ! ? __________________ Will think of some witty to say, well when I think of it

08-10-2007, 19:31	#6
Tysonator Vodka Martini Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ESSEX Posts: 874	So just connect cable and boot up ? Thats pretty straight forward then ! So at last I can do some DVD DL - R BURNing ! Let the BURNing begin Many thanks Mark. __________________ Will think of some witty to say, well when I think of it

08-10-2007, 23:35	#7
semi-pro waster Provider of sensible advice about homosexuals Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,615	As Mark says it should be a simple case of connecting and away you go providing your motherboard is reasonably new (past 2 years or so) to recognise the SATA optical straight off. Then you may have to set the boot order but that would apply with any optical drive. __________________ "Your friend is the man that knows all about you, and still likes you." - Elbert Hubbard

08-10-2007, 19:22	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	In all honesty, you'll probably not notice much difference in terms of speed, but as SATA cables are much easier to manage and IDE devices are only likely to decrease in popularity, I'd get the SATA. I have both IDE and SATA Samsung drives and I can't fault either of them.

08-10-2007, 19:28	#5
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Only the same sort of settings you'd have to change for a hard drive - i.e. as long as the BIOS detects it, you're done.

09-10-2007, 09:30	#8
Tysonator Vodka Martini Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ESSEX Posts: 874	Thats a point about boot order ! I will install the drive and see how the MoBo & OS pick it up. Then if I need to I can change the Boot order. Thanks for that, I totally forgot __________________ Will think of some witty to say, well when I think of it

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