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sooty1892

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Hi
I've got a quite old computer which is still using IDE connections. The CPU, graphics card and RAM are fine but the motherboard is really slowing it down.
Shops don't seem to be selling motherboards with IDE connections any more so is there a way of using a motherboard with SATA connections for IDE hard drives?
Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB
    Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP-Pavilion m9280.uk-a
    CPU
    2.30 gigahertz AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
    Motherboard
    ASUSTek Computer INC. NARRA3 3.02
    Memory
    3582 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory (4 Gig)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS NVIDIA Geforce GTS450
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition 7.1 Audio (HP drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2408 24.0" (Dual monitor)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1200, 1920 * 1200
    Hard Drives
    3*500 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
    Plus 2x USB (160Gig each) external HDD
    BluRay & DVD Weiters
    HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L SCSI CdRom (Bluray RW) Device
    AlViDrv BDDVDROM SCSI CdRom (Blueray) Device
    TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653N SCSI CdRom
    Internet Speed
    40 Meg
Only a rare few are missing ide ports, though you will usually only get 1.

Second issue is its rarely the mobos fault, but your cpu and ram. And depend just how old your system is, you might not find a mobo to fit the cpu socket.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Well the system im talking about is the one under 'my system specs'. Im only thinking its the motherboard because on boot-up it usually stays on a screen saying 'WinFast' for about a minute and the shutdown process takes a long time as well.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB
    Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
When did you last reinstall windows?

Also run a malwarebytes and a AV scan.

I think your windows is just slow.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
I run malwarebytes and AV scans about every 2 weeks. Windows was last installed about 3 years ago.
Do you think it would be best to re-install to speed everything up again?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB
    Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
Its free, so why not.

Just save all your drivers and program files to an external and it should be a 2hr process.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
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