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DarthCaedusMorgan
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PATA to SATA HardDrive Converter Help

January 17, 2009 2:32:15 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

I've been looking for PATA to SATA Converter for a while now. My computer mother board only accepts sata connectors for harddrives, right now I am adding three 250gb pata ide style harddrives, The reason why I am using pata harddrives right now is because I have a box full of these at home and I need to put some to good use. I had a raid controler at home, but it's way to big for any of the mother board expansion slots. I have see a couple of conveters, but they are pretty exspensive just for one of these. If you have any recommmendations, please reply with a link.

Thanks,

-TheDarth

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Reply #1 January 17, 2009 2:52:59 PM
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I googled lots of hits for IDE to SATA..........don't know about one that does multiple drives but here's a dongle for each..... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822998001

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Reply #2 January 17, 2009 3:41:30 PM
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Thanks very much, thats the cheapest, I have seen from googling and probably the smallest converter connector to. Also as a clarification to the main post, I don't want a convertor that does multiple drives, because that usual means more cables, clunky and more exspensive.

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mickeko
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Reply #3 January 18, 2009 11:10:40 AM
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I'd just toss them into external USB casing, even if that means more cables.

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Reply #4 January 18, 2009 1:40:32 PM
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I have been converting all my old PATA drives over to portable external USB drives.....This enclosure will handle up to 4 drive and will "Combine" them all into a signle drive (JBOD)

Fans of TV series "Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles" may recognize it as "The Turk"

http://www.xpcgear.com/t4u.html

4 Drives... 1 usb cable is worth the extra $25 premium over buying 4 seperate enclosure....OH an NO drivers are needed!

 

 

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Reply #5 January 18, 2009 2:26:45 PM
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Ok, um are you sure that its linked to the right place, because thats a dicontinued item, plus I don't need to pay that much for a hold just a case of four when, I can already fit them in my cpu case, just need to find a cheap conveter board like Lantec stated, his link is to a simple converter that will only cost me about $45 (that includes shipping) for my tree harddrives that I'm going to use.

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Reply #6 January 18, 2009 2:58:59 PM
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Quoting DarthCaedusMorgan,
reply 5
Ok, um are you sure that its linked to the right place, because thats a dicontinued item, plus I don't need to pay that much for a hold just a case of four when, I can already fit them in my cpu case, just need to find a cheap conveter board like Lantec stated, his link is to a simple converter that will only cost me about $45 (that includes shipping) for my tree harddrives that I'm going to use.

If you don't mind the noise of that many harddrives in your case, go for it.

 

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Reply #7 January 18, 2009 3:03:24 PM
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Quoting mickeko,
reply 6



Quoting DarthCaedusMorgan,
reply 5
Ok, um are you sure that its linked to the right place, because thats a dicontinued item, plus I don't need to pay that much for a hold just a case of four when, I can already fit them in my cpu case, just need to find a cheap conveter board like Lantec stated, his link is to a simple converter that will only cost me about $45 (that includes shipping) for my tree harddrives that I'm going to use.


If you don't mind the noise of that many harddrives in your case, go for it.

 

I don't mind the noice, its actualy quiet, i have server with 6 hard drives, when it running its not noisy at all, the only thing I hear from my computer is just the fan,

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Reply #8 January 18, 2009 5:48:55 PM
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I've seen PCI cards that would work.  It wouldn't be a converter, it would just ADD IDE slots.   Alternativily, I've also seen external SATA drive cases that hold several IDE harddrives.  (I'm under the impression it RAIDS them though)

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