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I have a hard disk (ATA/IDE). Intel motherboard, Intel DG41WV, is there a port for connecting ATA hard disk. I can see 4 ports for SATA. Is there a way to use the hard disk without using converters? (I tried ATA to SATA, but it was not working)

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According to Intel's specifications for the DG41WV, parallel ATA (aka IDE) is not a feature of this motherboard.

An alternative is to use a USB enclosure that supports parallel ATA drives such as this one.

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  • You can’t install Windows on a USB drive. ATA cards on PCI are widely available and the OP could use one of them.
    – kinokijuf
    Jan 9, 2015 at 22:22
  • @kinokijuf They never said they were installing Windows on it. And even if they were considering it, installing your OS on a antiquated drive on a legacy controller is a terrible idea.
    – Jason
    Jan 10, 2015 at 1:17

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