> -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 2:10 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: another dumb computer question - IDE+SATA drives > > So all of this makes sense. However - inside my computer the IDE > controller currently has a ribbon going to the DVD burner. The ribbon > has another connector I could hook the drive to - but the ribbon is > too far away from where it would go. I think I'm stuck.
Is there only one connector on the board? Usually there are two - but with a multi-controller board you may be out of luck. You generally don't want to have a hard drive sharing a channel with an optical drive (the IDE bus tends to adapt to the speed of the slowest component on it. However you still have options. Here's a little gee gaw that converts an ATA drive to SATA: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7 15454&CatId=0 At $30 it's a little pricey compared to the cost of a new SATA drive - but it is cheaper than a new drive (especially if the drive in question is a big one). Using this you could connect your old drive directly to your SATA controller. You could also buy an empty external enclosure (USB 2.0 or Firewire). Speed is pretty good for both (better for Firewire - but no clouch for USB 2.0) but they tend to be pretty pricey as well. If the drive is less than 100 Gig you might find it cheaper to get a new SATA drive. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Now there’s a better way to fax. eFax makes it possible to use your existing email account to send and receive faxes. Try eFax free. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=63 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157485 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
