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alebowgm · 2012-03-01, 05:45 PM

Has anyone used any of these in the past and have any recommendations? Have an old P4 I still use and the hard drive has begun to make a high pitch noise and I have decided to keep this unit alive for a bit. I would ideally go IDE-->SATA-->Solid State Drive. ANY past experiences are welcome as well.

ScaryBob · 2012-03-01, 06:10 PM

I picked one up on eBay from a China retailer for about $10, including shipping. I see a few similar devices rebranded by NA companies that sell for about $20 plus shipping. There is probably not much difference between the two.

alebowgm · 2012-03-01, 06:12 PM

Are you able to use any SATA drive, including SSD, on the IDE channels? Or do some work and not others?

Also, I take it since all the SATA drives are backwards compatible, none of the converters are labeled as SATA2 or SATA3.

gzink · 2012-03-01, 06:14 PM

Ebay also a long time ago. One failed quickly. One is good still.
3.12 shipped looks good to me.

ScaryBob · 2012-03-01, 06:14 PM

Not sure how they would work with SSD drives but IDE is so slow it might be a waste of a good SSD drive. Any version of SATA is faster than IDE so it probably doesn't make much difference as long as the drive's SATA port is backward compatible.

Danster · 2012-03-02, 04:56 PM

You'll find some at Dealextreme in china. Read the opinions of owners telling you which ones are best to get.

WestCDA · 2012-03-05, 06:25 PM

If you've got a PCI-E slot open, consider using a SATA controller card instead. The cost won't be much different, and you won't be limited by the IDE interface.

stern_howie · 2012-03-08, 04:01 PM

I've used a few in Tivos that only accept IDE drives. never had a problem. Ebay....

2012-03-01, 05:45 PM	#1
alebowgm Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,919	IDE to SATA adapter Has anyone used any of these in the past and have any recommendations? Have an old P4 I still use and the hard drive has begun to make a high pitch noise and I have decided to keep this unit alive for a bit. I would ideally go IDE-->SATA-->Solid State Drive. ANY past experiences are welcome as well. __________________ Windsor:CM4228+4220HD to 1.Samsung LNT3242H+2.AccessHD DTA1080D [RCA DTA800+CM7775+DTB-H260F in storage] GTA:LN40B750

2012-03-01, 06:10 PM	#2
ScaryBob Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Dandelion City Posts: 7,133	I picked one up on eBay from a China retailer for about $10, including shipping. I see a few similar devices rebranded by NA companies that sell for about $20 plus shipping. There is probably not much difference between the two. __________________ At 20 I had a good mind. At 40 I had money. At 60 I've lost my mind and my money. Oh, to be 20 again. --Scary

2012-03-01, 06:12 PM	#3
alebowgm Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,919	Are you able to use any SATA drive, including SSD, on the IDE channels? Or do some work and not others? Also, I take it since all the SATA drives are backwards compatible, none of the converters are labeled as SATA2 or SATA3. __________________ Windsor:CM4228+4220HD to 1.Samsung LNT3242H+2.AccessHD DTA1080D [RCA DTA800+CM7775+DTB-H260F in storage] GTA:LN40B750

2012-03-01, 06:14 PM	#5
ScaryBob Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Dandelion City Posts: 7,133	Not sure how they would work with SSD drives but IDE is so slow it might be a waste of a good SSD drive. Any version of SATA is faster than IDE so it probably doesn't make much difference as long as the drive's SATA port is backward compatible. __________________ At 20 I had a good mind. At 40 I had money. At 60 I've lost my mind and my money. Oh, to be 20 again. --Scary

2012-03-02, 04:56 PM	#6
Danster Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lincoln.NB Pop 465,123 Posts: 5,306	You'll find some at Dealextreme in china. Read the opinions of owners telling you which ones are best to get. __________________ Home Theatre: Yamaha HTR-6190, Klipsch Speakers, SANYO PLV-Z4, TOSHIBA HDDVD, LG BD555C, Cerwin Vega HTS12 Sub, VIP2300, XBox 360, HTPC.

2012-03-01, 06:14 PM	#4
gzink Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 905	Ebay also a long time ago. One failed quickly. One is good still. 3.12 shipped looks good to me.

2012-03-05, 06:25 PM	#7
WestCDA Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 846	If you've got a PCI-E slot open, consider using a SATA controller card instead. The cost won't be much different, and you won't be limited by the IDE interface.

2012-03-08, 04:01 PM	#8
stern_howie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 64	I've used a few in Tivos that only accept IDE drives. never had a problem. Ebay....

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