Storage Solutions Finally ! Inexpensive SATA DVD-RW ...

[apollyon]

^^iirc it was the plextor 712sa which was the first sata dvdrw

 

[Switch]

^ Nah its just Intel trying to push for it. Ultimately motherboard manufacturers are the ones adding on IDE ports via 3rd party controllers for the latest Intel chipsets - so they do know that IDE cannot be phased out completely.

Its just probably being reduced to a large extent much the same way as is being done with PCI slots now , but should be a while before they're completely removed

Even in the worst case scenario - you could always add a PCI IDE controller card to your setup!

QFT...

The IDE port problem is there with Intel only... The latest chipset by nVidia supports IDE ports... And i am sure so will the case with ATi's offerings...

 

[Harshal]

^^iirc it was the plextor 712sa which was the first sata dvdrw

Yeah Sir, Even I thot it was da first one... Anandtech had done a review too, iirc.

 

[Anish]

^ Okay my bad..sorry for the confusion :ashamed:

 

[avi_avadhut]

this is the one i am getting.
Plextor > Products > PX-716SA

do i need any drivers for this..
if yes then how do i install OS ?:bleh:
will do R&D and let you guys know about it...

 

[thexfactor]

do i need any drivers for this..
if yes then how do i install OS ?:bleh:
will do R&D and let you guys know about it...

Thats what I asked in the previous post , anyway do try it out and let us know

 

[mehargags]

SATA ROMs attached to Sata ports handled by the generic XP drivers(that don't need any F6 drivers) will function exactly like an IDE one.

The only glitch I feel at the moment is to use the SATA ports controlled by 3rd party controller Chips like sil, promise etc for which u really need F6 drivers.