2 hardware questions

peppers · 14-February-08, 05:31 PM

1.
I want a device witch allows me to connect a SATA drive to an IDE cable. I know these exist but getting one it becoming annoying someone link me to one.

2.What is the orange connector near the PCI connectors called?

reflux · 14-February-08, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peppers


	1. I want a device witch allows me to connect a SATA drive to an IDE cable. I know these exist but getting one it becoming annoying someone link me to one. 2.What is the orange connector near the PCI connectors called?

Ebay is your friend.

Orange? Be more specific.

peppers · 14-February-08, 06:20 PM

please dont link me to useless ebays serches
and dont worry about the AGP Slot I no longer need to know about it

I still would like a link to the device I want

BeetleMan · 14-February-08, 06:41 PM

Try google, and how about being a little more friendly, helps in the long-run.

Edit: Pick and choose
sata to ide - Google Search

MasterP · 14-February-08, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peppers


	please dont link me to useless ebays serches and dont worry about the AGP Slot I no longer lees to know about it I still would like a link to the device I want

Don't come off like an ass to someone who's trying to help you
Play nice... and consider yourself warned

Is this what you are after?

peppers · 14-February-08, 06:54 PM

It was not my intention to be rude and I do appreciate any attempt to help

it just that an ebay search for something like that results in a huge amount of the exact opposite of what I want along with various other garbage. After a long self search for it I became frustrated and perhaps that shown in my post somewhat and for that I am sorry. and I would like to take this chance to thank everyboady who replyed

Anyway Thank you that dose appear to be the device I would like
It allows me a connect A SATA drive up to an IDE cable correct?

MasterP · 14-February-08, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peppers


	It was not my intention to be rude and I do appreciate any attempt to help it just that an ebay search for something like that results in a huge amount of the exact opposite of what I want along with various other garbage. After a long self search for it I became frustrated and perhaps that shown in my post somewhat and for that I am sorry. and I would like to take this chance to thank everyboady who replyed Anyway Thank you that dose appear to be the device I would like It allows me a connect A SATA drive up to an IDE cable correct?

Yup! It plugs straight into the SATA disk

Hak Foo · 14-February-08, 07:55 PM

It seems that (since I just bought the exact opposite), they come in two forms:

There's one type which is designed to slap against the back of a CD drive or similar, and it converts an IDE drive to SATA. The IDE and SATA sockets are usually perpindicular to the circuit board.

The other is designed to plug into an IDE motherboard socket, and the plugs are parallel to the board.

14-February-08, 05:31 PM		#1 (permalink)
peppers Apex Techie I	2 hardware questions 1. I want a device witch allows me to connect a SATA drive to an IDE cable. I know these exist but getting one it becoming annoying someone link me to one. 2.What is the orange connector near the PCI connectors called?

14-February-08, 06:20 PM		#3 (permalink)
peppers Apex Techie I	Re: 2 hardware questions please dont link me to useless ebays serches and dont worry about the AGP Slot I no longer need to know about it I still would like a link to the device I want Last edited by peppers; 14-February-08 at 06:27 PM.

14-February-08, 06:41 PM		#4 (permalink)
BeetleMan PCApex Corr-Hoe-spondent	Re: 2 hardware questions Try google, and how about being a little more friendly, helps in the long-run. Edit: Pick and choose sata to ide - Google Search

14-February-08, 06:54 PM		#6 (permalink)
peppers Apex Techie I	Re: 2 hardware questions It was not my intention to be rude and I do appreciate any attempt to help it just that an ebay search for something like that results in a huge amount of the exact opposite of what I want along with various other garbage. After a long self search for it I became frustrated and perhaps that shown in my post somewhat and for that I am sorry. and I would like to take this chance to thank everyboady who replyed Anyway Thank you that dose appear to be the device I would like It allows me a connect A SATA drive up to an IDE cable correct? Last edited by peppers; 14-February-08 at 07:00 PM.

14-February-08, 07:55 PM		#8 (permalink)
Hak Foo Apex Elite Tech	Re: 2 hardware questions It seems that (since I just bought the exact opposite), they come in two forms: There's one type which is designed to slap against the back of a CD drive or similar, and it converts an IDE drive to SATA. The IDE and SATA sockets are usually perpindicular to the circuit board. The other is designed to plug into an IDE motherboard socket, and the plugs are parallel to the board.

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