Can I run a SATA HD on a EIDE MB ?

[traveler]

I want to run a SATA hard drive on an EIDE port.

I thought I saw a few devices somewhere which plug into a SATA hard drive and converts the SATA signals to IDE and allows it to be plugged into a EIDE motherboard.

Anyone try this? How did it work out? What's the best dongle device to use?


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[DaveT]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustRatingReview.asp?Item=N82E16815102102
you can get a SATA IDE add on card like that and be good to go with now worrys

[traveler]

Thanks, but I want to avoid any additional driver software anywhere, blockage of airflow, etc.

Also, the SATA drive is 300. And it's only going to be a temporary thing.


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[DaveT]

Thanks, but I want to avoid any additional driver software anywhere, blockage of airflow, etc.

Also, the SATA drive is 300. And it's only going to be a temporary thing.


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[QUOTE]No problem, No hassle, No driver to install (I'm using XP SP2), Plug&Play

ow profile so it doesn't block air flow to graphics card, etc


dont think it should be too much of a problem and I would gurantee it to be more reliable and better performance than an adapter:thumb:

[traveler]

OK.

Let's change the scenario a bit and say I want to put that SATA drive now into my hard drive enclosure for a temporary period of time. What do I use now?


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[BB_One]

You avoid the turmoils and headache and go buy an IDE drive which are selling dirt cheap these days - if you are going to BUY something might as well be the drive as oppose to some do hickey converter.

Look around online shops - 0.25¢ to 0.45¢ per gig these days for IDE drives.

http://www.epinions.com/Hard_Drives

[sodface]

What about this one? (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002FGEAS/ref=ase_arizomacinusergr/002-2918416-6060826?s=electronics&v=glance&n=172282&tagActionCode=arizomacinusergr)


$35 dollars though. What BB said about bang for the buck as far as that goes.

[traveler]

Thanks Buds for the replies.

I should have been more specific here. I want to plug a WD 500 gig drive into an EIDE 133 cable. The WD 500 gig drive only is made in a SATA version. Thus some sort of dongle is needed. I want to play with it in a few EIDE environments until I move it along into a SATA environment.


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[BB_One]

Well dongle you got from Sodface - nice dongle to boot - my dongle is bigger then his dongle however, but not for sale and a lady item only....:D

[traveler]

Hmmmmmmmm.

Any difference with this one?

http://www.cooldrives.com/satoidecofor.html


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[BB_One]

certainly looks the same - cept I dunno why the one you point to has a power harness on the convertion pcb....no clue why.