Speedster Honorary Master Joined May 2, 2006 Messages 32,030 Reaction score 21,384 Location Hatfield Feb 19, 2010 #1 I have a linux box with two IDE hard drives, which are now full. I got a TB SATA2 drive. Can I simply plug the new drive in and run it as a slave?
I have a linux box with two IDE hard drives, which are now full. I got a TB SATA2 drive. Can I simply plug the new drive in and run it as a slave?
ponder Honorary Master Joined Jan 22, 2005 Messages 98,646 Reaction score 31,306 Location Niflheimr Feb 19, 2010 #2 Yes if you have sata ports.
T Techrat Senior Member Joined Nov 15, 2009 Messages 990 Reaction score 4 Location ∩ Feb 19, 2010 #3 There is no slave/master issue with sata.