can a motherboard use ide AND sata harddrives at the same time?

[mashed]

I was going to upgrade to this mobo

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-457&depa=0&manufactory=BROWSE

but i currently have 2 ide harddrives. I wanted to know if that mobo could use ide and sata harddrives simultaneously, or if you needed to use one or the other. Thanks

(and if anyone knows how to copy a ide hdd to an sata, feel free to tell

 

[Maxi]

Well i've got an Asus a7v8x and i've got it running right now with two IDE drives and one SATA drive, so i'd say it's possible on atleast my motherboard. But it seems as though as it would work on that motherboard too.

 

[Top Secret]

On every motherboard it is possible. If your motherboard doesn't support raid, you can buy a raid controller.

 

[Asus]

You can have as many drives as your controllers allow.
Every PC has 2 (P)ATA controllers which use IDE cables. You can fit 2 drives per controller (master/slave). That's a total of 4 Drives.

SATA is one drive per controller and many have 4 SATA controllers. That's a total of 4 Drives as well.

That would be 8 drives possible if you had all of those controllers. Now you just need a case with enough space to hold them all. :O
Sadly, I actually have a full tower with 6x 3.5" bays and 6x 5.25" bays, on wheels no doubt.

 

[Gunsnroses]

Asus, my mobo has 4 IDEs, and 4 SATAS