install SATA II drive on IDE motherboard?

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Is it possible to connect a SATA II hard drive to an IDE motherboard with an
adapter? I don't expect to get 300 mb/s but its no sense to buy another PATA
drive when SATA is the new standard
 
I dont have any PCI slots left. I was thinking of a SATA II to IDE adapter
between the drive and motherboard
 
Is it possible to connect a SATA II hard drive to an IDE motherboard with an
adapter? I don't expect to get 300 mb/s but its no sense to buy another PATA
drive when SATA is the new standard
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It makes perfect sense, because the PATA drives exist to be
used for the exact thing you are doing, to just plug into
the board and use it. You won't get better performance from
an SATA II drive connected this way if that is what you were
thinking, with rare exceptions such as certain drives that
just don't come in PATA versions (WD Raptor for example).

Regardless, it is possible to use an adapter fine, they do
exist and the cost will depend on how much searching you do
for best price, as a tiny item like this can vary widely
between about $10-30. You might check at your favorite
online vendor, and add it to your next/other parts, order,
so you don't suffer such a high % of cost from the shipping
charge.
 
Mike said:
I dont have any PCI slots left. I was thinking of a SATA II to IDE adapter
between the drive and motherboard
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If you search for "sata ide adapter", you can still find some.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...+adapter&Submit=ENE&N=0&Ntk=all&Go.x=0&Go.y=0

Note that there are two kinds of items on that page.

This one, connects to the IDE interface on the motherboard
and interfaces to a SATA disk. Read the reviews to see how
many users got them to work.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812203016

This one, connects to a SATA interface on the motherboard
and allows using older PATA ribbon cable storage devices.

"SYBA SD-SATA-IDE SATA/IDE Adapter, Connect IDE Devices to SATA Port on Motherboard - Retail"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822998001

So make sure you get the right type, and read the reviews to
make sure the things are worth buying. Dongle converters have
a mixed history, and some of the first ones were pretty bad.
There were some successes, but those may no longer be shipping.
The ones listed on Newegg are merely the latest generation.

I'm much rather take a chance on a PCI card, since then
the drives may be "hidden" by SCSI emulation/drivers, causing fewer
issues.

Paul
 
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