Serial ATA

[Tim Matthews]

Hi I've got a serial ATA hard drive but my motherboard doesnt seem to have
the connection. Can I still install it with a normal IDE cable and will it
recognise it as a ATA hard drive.

Thank you in advance

Tim

 

[Gary Tait]

Hi I've got a serial ATA hard drive but my motherboard doesnt seem to have
the connection. Can I still install it with a normal IDE cable and will it
recognise it as a ATA hard drive.

Thank you in advance

Tim

Does it have a paralell ATA connector? If not, you need to get a PCI
SATA adaptor, if not upgrade to a SATA motherboard.

 

[JT]

Hi I've got a serial ATA hard drive but my motherboard doesnt seem to have
the connection. Can I still install it with a normal IDE cable and will it
recognise it as a ATA hard drive.

Thank you in advance

Tim

The connectors are very different. You can get a PATA to SATA adapter, or
get a PCI SATA controller.

JT

 

[DaveW]

You'll need a SATA-to-PATA adapter.

 

[Guido]

You need this:

http://www.evertech.com/category.cfm?Category=64

Or something similar from another vendor.