Anyone ever use one of these - do they work?

[Mary Fowler Leek]

I need to be able to use a new IDE hard drive in a new computer that doesn't have an extra IDE connector on the MB (only has one and it's being used for two dvd drives). Do you think this product will work well?


http://www.cwol.com/serial-ata/serial-ata-ide-converter.htm

SATA to IDE Converter - Adapts IDE Hard Drives to SATA


a.. Connect an IDE hard drive to a SATA controller
b.. Serial ATA 1.0 compliant
c.. Supports ATA 33/66/100/133 hard drives
d.. Supports large capacity hard drives
e.. Simple Plug and Play Installation
f.. Compatible with any Serial ATA controller

Connect an IDE hard drive to your Serial ATA SATA controller with the Serial ATA to IDE adapter. Compatible with most SATA controllers and IDE 33/66/100/133 drives, this adapter lets you connect your older IDE drives to your new SATA interface. With simple Plug and Play installation, you'll be using your IDE hard drive or ATAPI device in no time.

Includes:

a.. SATA to IDE Converter
b.. 18" SATA Cable
c.. 18" Power Splitter Cable, M/F LP4 connectors and 4-pin SP4 connector
d.. User's Manual


My thanks for your assistance.

~Mary
mleek at arkwest dot com
mmleek at hotmail dot com

 

[Rich Barry]

Mary, that would probably work ok, but take a look at this. It's cheaper
and you could connect at least two hard drives.
http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=16-102-002&DEPA=0

I need to be able to use a new IDE hard drive in a new computer that doesn't
have an extra IDE connector on the MB (only has one and it's being used for
two dvd drives). Do you think this product will work well?


http://www.cwol.com/serial-ata/serial-ata-ide-converter.htm

SATA to IDE Converter - Adapts IDE Hard Drives to SATA


a.. Connect an IDE hard drive to a SATA controller
b.. Serial ATA 1.0 compliant
c.. Supports ATA 33/66/100/133 hard drives
d.. Supports large capacity hard drives
e.. Simple Plug and Play Installation
f.. Compatible with any Serial ATA controller

Connect an IDE hard drive to your Serial ATA SATA controller
with the Serial ATA to IDE adapter. Compatible with most SATA controllers
and IDE 33/66/100/133 drives, this adapter lets you connect your older IDE
drives to your new SATA interface. With simple Plug and Play installation,
you'll be using your IDE hard drive or ATAPI device in no time.

Includes:

a.. SATA to IDE Converter
b.. 18" SATA Cable
c.. 18" Power Splitter Cable, M/F LP4 connectors and 4-pin SP4
connector
d.. User's Manual


My thanks for your assistance.

~Mary
mleek at arkwest dot com
mmleek at hotmail dot com