wOOt no IDE

Rastalovich · #1 21-02-07, 01:04 PM

Latest spec replacement pc`s we`re being sent here, equip. with the E6400 etc...

Just went to put a dvdrw into it as a requirement... erm... no IDE ports >.<

Got a floppy port!!

They`re all coming in with SATA opticals only. These are regular desktops, nothing stripped down about them.

Not a big problem here, cept some1 will cry for a few days until an sata optical comes in, but an interesting move nonetheless.

FarFarAway · #2 21-02-07, 01:05 PM

Aye my Dell @ work has no legacy ports at all

limqareb · #3 21-02-07, 01:08 PM

yep mate i got a dvd SATA just payed lm 2 more that is bout 5 euors and it is great i hate those thick ide cables SATA FTW

jackvdbuk · #4 21-02-07, 06:15 PM

think IDE?? :O i have some vantec yellow 45cm cables, looks the biz and much better than the standard red SATA cabling with motherboards....

Toxcity · #5 21-02-07, 06:54 PM

LONG live IDE!

I am still using IDE for my boot drive!

I don't mind really, I haven't been bothered to upgrade because I have heard there is not much of a performance boost.

Will do one day!

NickS · #6 21-02-07, 08:46 PM

Meh. I got SATA HDD, SATA DVD Burner and my Ext HDD is SATA.

Sticky Mick · #7 22-02-07, 03:11 PM

I'm curious, what are these mobos without IDE ports?

I thought it'd be the floppy connector to be the first to go.

Rastalovich · #8 22-02-07, 03:21 PM

I`ve just checked again, they have HP etched on them, but they could be made by possibly Foxconn, Intel chipsets. No major mobo labels are obvious other than HP.

Is kind of a strategic pita. Cos the basic pcs, as supplied, just come with DVD roms - now if a department wants a CDrw or DVDrw, they usually have to order it through their department - i.e. they pay for it, not the IT dept. When it comes down to replacing old pcs with new ones, of course the obvious theing is "we`ve already bought a DVD/CDrw.." but they have to buy a new one. Either way the department concerned has to eat it.

Pfft at the present moment in time, we`ve been asked to `kindly avoid the replacements that require them` - but long term they just have to come to terms with the fact that the pc supplier has come up with a nice way of getting more monies off them.

Of course the goods list of the suppliers does-not contain any pci ide cards, converters or similar. Quite clever really.

equk · #9 22-02-07, 03:28 PM

You can always get an IDE to SATA adapter I guess

I still have a IDE Dual Layer DVD-RW

Rastalovich · #10 22-02-07, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by name='equk'

You can always get an IDE to SATA adapter I guess

I still have a IDE Dual Layer DVD-RW

Well, strictly speaking, pc hardware parts etc `need`/should go through the pc suppliers - it`s a contract thing, and as I`ve mentioned, they don`t supply them. But they about to supply optical sata devices, at a premium price I might add. (not the £15 u can get an IDE one for I can assure u)

Also the new drives do-not come with audio outputs, that seemed strange to me, although i`ve never seen the need for them myself.