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Ok first Off I ordered this 200g which i need SATA connections which my mother board does have my mother board is
K7T266 Pro-2A MSI
now I then bought and have ordered a PCI SATA Card to put in there
Guy told me at the help disk that I might possibly need a IDE Power Supply Converter ???
well do I need one too???
also to my understanding is when this card comes this HD i have then gets used as a external the pugs going into the back of the card???
this drive should fir inside as the sata pci card should have the plugs on the inside, well thats my understanding.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/sata_cables.html
thats the cable you need, the 2nd one down.
You don't need a converter for Maxtor or Western Digital drives. Maxtor have the old style connector, the latest WD drives have both (or come with a converter, the web site isn't clear on that).
Can you use one of those ide->sata power adapters the other way?
'cos i've got a sata connection i'm not using. It'd be sweet if I could change it to fit an ide drive.
Let me rephrase that, I know it won't work simply flipping a standard adapter around, but could I convert the 15 pin connector to a 4 pin, hook it up an IDE drive and not fry the drive in the process?
It would be possible but I have never seen that type of adaptor. You would have to make your own. Probably easier to cut the SATA power connector and replace it with a Molex.Quote:
Originally Posted by SnnY
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Yeah, I guess it wouldn't be that hard though, as long as I don't mess up the wires.
I just need get one of those standard adapters and remove the connectors, and then get hold of a female sata connector from an extension cable (I've got plenty of the fourpin ides), and swap them around.
Assuming there's no difference in amps or volts, that is.