On Jul 10, 2011 3:07 PM, "mark" <mark@neidorff.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for components for a new PC to install debian on. I've
> been looking at motherboards (MSI & Gigabyte) and it seems that the
> IDE interface no longer exists. Is no more IDE interface the new
> direction for PCs so that I will have to buy a SATA burner?
>
I agree with the other posters - buy a new burner. I wouldn't limit my mb choices like that just to save ~$40 on a new drive. I did this a few years back and the drive stopped working 8 months later (I had other reasons too, but...). And yes, SATA is the way forward.