Upgrading from 4600 to E521 - can I use my old HDs and DVD burners

I've got a Dell 4600 and I am thinking about upgrading to a E521. The
E521 uses SATA hard drives. Is there anyway that I could use one of my
older IDE (ATA-133) hard drives in the E521? Or would I have to use
them as external HDs. Can you install a IDE add on controller card?
I would also like to use my older DVD burners.

thank you!

ober wrote:
> I've got a Dell 4600 and I am thinking about upgrading to a E521. The
> E521 uses SATA hard drives. Is there anyway that I could use one of my
> older IDE (ATA-133) hard drives in the E521? Or would I have to use
> them as external HDs. Can you install a IDE add on controller card?
> I would also like to use my older DVD burners.
>
> thank you!
>
The E521 has no IDE drive controllers, only SATA. So a PCI or PCIExpress
card is your only choice for installed drives. USB external is also a
possible choice.

ober,
You will need to purchase a IDE to SATA converter like this:
http://www.computervideogear.com/sat...-converter.htm
(I have not done business with this site so I cannot recommend them.)

You can check your local computer store or online computer that you have
done business with and see if they a similar item. In additional, you will
need to purchase a SATA data cable to run from the converter to the
motherboard. Which should be able to be purchase from the same vendor.

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ober wrote:
> I've got a Dell 4600 and I am thinking about upgrading to a E521. The
> E521 uses SATA hard drives. Is there anyway that I could use one of my
> older IDE (ATA-133) hard drives in the E521? Or would I have to use
> them as external HDs. Can you install a IDE add on controller card?
> I would also like to use my older DVD burners.
>
> thank you!
>
The E521 has no IDE drive controllers, only SATA. So a PCI or PCIExpress
card is your only choice for installed drives. USB external is also a
possible choice.