^^^ the mobo supports PATA,but
afaik it supports only 2 PATA devices.so its better get a SATA II hdd.if u can increase ur budget,buy MSI P965 NeoF.its a far better performer and its based on 965 chipset.drawback is it doent hav onboard gfx.so u'll hav to spend bout 3k for a cheap gfx card (6200TC)