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Hitman · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:58 am Post subject: Cheap IDE to Sata adapter?

I bought a Sata hard drive recently, I assumed I had a sata HD because my computer is relatively new, and I have seen an IDE on a computer thats not over 6 years old.
The store wont accept return on HD and the adapter is 30 dollars.
If anyone here knows where to get a cheap adapter please do tell!

superweapons · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:12 pm Post subject:

Are you sure you don't have an SATA port? Even older motherboards (really old ones, upwards of 4-5 years) include both IDE and SATA.

Hitman · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:13 pm Post subject:

Nick :3 · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:21 pm Post subject:

Attachement (Your mobo according to google)

Hitman · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:53 pm Post subject:

Here is a picture of the tower and new HD

Nick :3 · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:57 pm Post subject:

Need a more detailed one of the hdd
But I can see the sata ports at the right botom of your mobo (They're the red and black ports)

:^( · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:09 pm Post subject:

superweapons · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:22 pm Post subject:

Connect the SATA power cable from your power supply to your HDD. Then find an SATA cable (either with a retail boxed motherboard or if you got a retail HDD, then it should have one as well) and connect it to one of the SATA ports which are obscured from view by an IDE cable.

Hitman · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:44 pm Post subject:

DarkEnvy · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:29 pm Post subject:

hcavolsdsadgadsg · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:45 pm Post subject:

just an fyi when you connect your HD, don't leave it sitting at a strange angle like that.

Hitman · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:32 am Post subject:

kls85 · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:19 am Post subject:

A cable is a cable, and by sticking a brand name on it doesn't make any differences.

The data or transfer cable is the one that connects from your HD to the SATA ports on the motherboard. It's a L-shape and you can only plug in one way. If it does not fit, don't force it.

If your going to use this as a primary HD along with that IDE HD you already have. Go into the bios and make sure the SATA HD is the selected boot device in the HDD selection list.

BTW, clean that CPU fan of yours, it's clogged with dust.

Nick :3 · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:02 pm Post subject:

Hitman, in your second last pic, I think it's a SATA power cable at the top. The black one.
If it is, you'll only need to get a SATA data cable, and they're not that expensive. A few bucks I think.

hcavolsdsadgadsg · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 2:27 pm Post subject:

wtf is the problem.

i see a molex connector, if you need a sata power cable, just get a molex to sata adapter, bam, easy.

you obviously have sata ports. just buy a sata cable.
neither should cost more than a couple dollars.