PC Peripherals DVD-R on Primary IDE channel?

daviescool

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Hi all, I was planning on using only one SATA drive and not using my PATA drive. In this case with only a SATA drive running, can I now plug in my DVD drive's IDE cable into the primary IDE channel? Sorry if this is like a noob question.
 

Udit

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daviescool said:
Hi all, I was planning on using only one SATA drive and not using my PATA drive. In this case with only a SATA drive running, can I now plug in my DVD drive's IDE cable into the primary IDE channel? Sorry if this is like a noob question.

Yes you can.

I have also done that with my PC.