Yes j.,
That is why I asked the question again. Plan is to be completely scsi-free
within the next 90 days (except for my server). Do plan to do more
research on these converters.
But, again, does anyone know anything about "JMicron SATA?" I have two of
these ports; one is orange, the other is white. The UM does not say
much. The other 6 SATA plugs are the normal brick-read color. Plan to use
these as I move from pata to sata.
Thanks,
Duncan
At 22:52 11/09/2008 -0800, you wrote:
Converters $35-65 no matter if it's USB2-PATA, FW-PATA, SATA-PATA.
Translation, time to dump everything but the PATA DVD/CD ROM's in favor if
SATA.
DHSinclair wrote:
The new Asus P5Q3 m/b is mounted to its' tray. Big sucker! It does
appear to be very SATA and USB centric.
Can anyone speak to "JMicron" SATA? I thought SATA was SATA............
Most of my CDROMS, DVDROM/Burner devices appear to be just PATA. Do SATA
devices even exist?
I think I may now search for PATA-2-SATA converters. This m/b only has
one PATA-eide port, but I think that the case geometry will not support
the normal cable length of the standard eide cable (included) for both
the hard drive and DVDrom/Burner mounting points. I can do a temp mount
of the HD to the FD carrier for initial startup and test, but this would
not be my long-term decision.
I recall some discussion about several versions of these converters
months back, but I can not find those msgs ATM. Recs and suggestions
appreciated. I'll need to buy a bunch!
Thanks,
Duncan
