I trying to connect a cd rom and a cd writer but the cd writer has a sata connection and i got a ide mother board

Have you ever thought about getting a USB CD ROM drive.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5471997&CatId=483

Good Luck!

This model DVD/CD writer is a SATA drive and unless your motherboard has a SATA connector then you have a slight problem. You will need to purchase a SATA controller and install it into your PCI expansion slot, then connect your new DVD/CD drive to this SATA controller. You will also need a SATA adapter power cable converter which plugs into the 4 pin power connector.

That motherboard doesnt support ATA it supports upto 6 SATA devices which is actually better and faster. You will need to take your DVD/RW back and ask to swap for a SATA and also make sure you buy a SATA cable and good thing is these are actually cheaper and faster. Its actually a very nice motherboard dont be disappointed. Cheers from Scott and plz vote

Look on the mother board for a ribbon connector.. double row of pins.. Some boards will have a legacy connector. If not.. you can buy an adaptor to connect IDE CD to board,

BUT.. for about the same cost, you can buy a cheap new CD-DVD RW - burner.. probably with far better peformance than an old one. About $25 should do it.

You're Intel motherboard does support up to 4 SATA hard disk drives including SATA CD-ROM / DVD-ROM drive, reader/writers. This MB also includes two serial ATA IDE ports.
The most likely reason you're system is not booting is because all SATA ports are all seen as Master drives. By connecting the SATA DVD-ROM drive the bios auto configured the SATA ports.
You'll need to enter the bios when you're system boots-up. Press the F2 key on you're keyboard right after hearing a single beep. You will than enter the bios main menu. Listed at the main menu are devices connect to the motherboard. (Instruction on how to move around in the bios is listed at the bottom of the screen). Mainly, the hard disk drive or (drives) and the SATA DVD writer. You'll need to open the Boot tab. Look for boot order. You want the boot order set like so;
First boot device: [Floppy disk] drive; if one is connected.
Second Boot device: [Primary Hard Disk] drive.
(The drive with windows installed on it). (This drive may be ATA IDE or SATA; you did not provide that information).
Third Boot device: [DVD-Rom] drive. Save and exit the bios. The system will auto restart.
You're windows operating system should load correctly after the auto re-start.
The SATA data cable and the SATA power cable should be checked for good connection. It only takes a little bump to make either loose.
Here is the link to Intel for you're motherboard;
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&keyword=%22+D102GGC2+%22

Good luck!
Mike

Unlike IDE drive cables, which allow you to connect at least 2 drives to the same cable, SATA cables only allow one connection from motherboard to drive per cable. You can connect as many SATA drives to your motherboard as you have SATA connections.

Sorry but the motherboard Asrock 845GV (P4I45GV) doesn't have a SATA controller and there for does not have the ability to connect a SATA CD/DVD-ROM drive to the MB. However you can buy a serial ATA IDE to SATA converter which will allow you to connect you're SATA CD/DVD-ROM drive into an opened IDE port. Provided is a link to you're motherboard;
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=P4i45GV%20R5.0 Next, is a link for the SATA convertor;
http://www.startech.com/item/IDE2SAT25-40-Pin-Female-IDE-to-SATA-Adapter-Converter.aspx

Cheers'
Mike

Should be IDE cable...IDE interface according to the specs. You computer has IDE connections so the drive should work.
Product Specification Model HP DVD1040i Lightscribe 20X DVD Burner/Black/Retail Manufacturer HP Mfr Part # DVD1040i Buffer 2MB Interface IDE
Include

• Internal DVD ±R/±RW drive with DVD±R up to 20X, double-layer recording, DVD-RAM, and LightScribe direct disc labeling
• Software CD including electronic user's guide
• Quick-Start placemat
• Getting Help guide
• Installation screws
• Nero 7 Essentials

Data Transfer Rate (Read)

DVD-ROM up to 16X (CAV)

CD-ROM up to 48x (CAV)

Data Transfer Rate (Write)

DVD+R up to 20X (CAV)

DVD+RW up to 8X (ZCLV)

DVD-R up to 20X (CAV)

DVD-RW up to 6X (ZCLV)

DVD+R Double Layer up to 8X (ZCLV)

DVD-R Dual Layer up to 8X (CLV)

DVD-RAM up to 12X (PCAV)

CD-R up to 48x (CAV)

CD-RW up to 32x (ZCAV)

Access time

DVD 160 ms

CD 160 ms (typical)

Supported Disc

CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL

CD Text, CD Extra, CD-DA (audio), CD-I, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-ROM

OS requirement

Windows 2000 Professional SP4

Windows XP Home edition

Windows XP Professional

Warranty 1 Year Weight 3.3 lbs

Depends on the device configuration currently applied on you mobo and the type of CD drives you are installing, IDE or SATA. If they are IDE, be sure that the jumpers on one drive is set to "Master" and the other set to "Slave".

What mother board is it? you have sata and ide drives.. new technology is sata which is connected with sata cable to *********** board and appropriate pover coard, the older teconlogy is ide, which is connected with ide (master slave) cable frm you motehr board to you drive... just post what mother board and i could be more specific...