SATA host adapter or PATA-to-SATA converter?

Recently, I bought a DVD drive that was SATA oriented. However, m
system's motherboard is PATA oriented, and the PATA connectors can'
connect to the SATA slots on the back of my new DVD drive.

I need help deciding if I should buy a SATA host adapter for one of m
empty PCI slots, or instead if I should buy PATA-to-SATA cabl
converters (which would connect to my empty PATA power connectors an
IDE slots and run SATA cables from them).

If I buy the host adapter, would it be able to work in coexistence wit
the rest of my motherboard, which is completely PATA oriented? And woul
my DVD drive even work if it was hooked up to a host adapter?

Or, could I just buy the PATA-to-SATA cable converters? This seems t
be the most sensible option, but I'm unsure if the converters would eve
work without a host adapter present.

Any help is greatly appreciated

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Bill
Sat Jun 28 19:37:59 PDT 2008

Why don't you instead just buy a SATA oriented DVD drive, and save yourself
the hassle and potential problems? And chalk up that DVD drive to a
lesson learned (or maybe you can still return it).

Immortal wrote:
> Recently, I bought a DVD drive that was SATA oriented. However, my
> system's motherboard is PATA oriented, and the PATA connectors can't
> connect to the SATA slots on the back of my new DVD drive.
>
> I need help deciding if I should buy a SATA host adapter for one of my
> empty PCI slots, or instead if I should buy PATA-to-SATA cable
> converters (which would connect to my empty PATA power connectors and
> IDE slots and run SATA cables from them).
>
> If I buy the host adapter, would it be able to work in coexistence with
> the rest of my motherboard, which is completely PATA oriented? And would
> my DVD drive even work if it was hooked up to a host adapter?
>
> Or, could I just buy the PATA-to-SATA cable converters? This seems to
> be the most sensible option, but I'm unsure if the converters would even
> work without a host adapter present.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
>
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DL
Sun Jun 29 01:26:56 PDT 2008

I think Bill means buy a PATA dvd drive.
Sata/Pata connectors dont allways work, buy a sata card

"Immortal" <Immortal.3bqpzb@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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>
> Recently, I bought a DVD drive that was SATA oriented. However, my
> system's motherboard is PATA oriented, and the PATA connectors can't
> connect to the SATA slots on the back of my new DVD drive.
>
> I need help deciding if I should buy a SATA host adapter for one of my
> empty PCI slots, or instead if I should buy PATA-to-SATA cable
> converters (which would connect to my empty PATA power connectors and
> IDE slots and run SATA cables from them).
>
> If I buy the host adapter, would it be able to work in coexistence with
> the rest of my motherboard, which is completely PATA oriented? And would
> my DVD drive even work if it was hooked up to a host adapter?
>
> Or, could I just buy the PATA-to-SATA cable converters? This seems to
> be the most sensible option, but I'm unsure if the converters would even
> work without a host adapter present.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
>
> --
> Immortal
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Immortal
Sun Jun 29 09:14:30 PDT 2008


Bill: Although buying a PATA oriented DVD drive would work, I like th
capabilities of the SATA DVD drive that I have

DL: Alright. I had a suspicion that the PATA/SATA converters aren't a
reliable as they're cracked up to be. SATA adapter it is, then

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Bill
Sun Jun 29 12:10:54 PDT 2008

Yes, thanks. My bad on the typo.

DL wrote:
> I think Bill means buy a PATA dvd drive.
> Sata/Pata connectors dont allways work, buy a sata card
>
> "Immortal" <Immortal.3bqpzb@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:Immortal.3bqpzb@DoNotSpam.com...
>>
>> Recently, I bought a DVD drive that was SATA oriented. However, my
>> system's motherboard is PATA oriented, and the PATA connectors can't
>> connect to the SATA slots on the back of my new DVD drive.
>>
>> I need help deciding if I should buy a SATA host adapter for one of my
>> empty PCI slots, or instead if I should buy PATA-to-SATA cable
>> converters (which would connect to my empty PATA power connectors and
>> IDE slots and run SATA cables from them).
>>
>> If I buy the host adapter, would it be able to work in coexistence with
>> the rest of my motherboard, which is completely PATA oriented? And would
>> my DVD drive even work if it was hooked up to a host adapter?
>>
>> Or, could I just buy the PATA-to-SATA cable converters? This seems to
>> be the most sensible option, but I'm unsure if the converters would even
>> work without a host adapter present.
>>
>> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
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M
Mon Jun 30 01:31:43 PDT 2008


"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Why don't you instead just buy a SATA oriented DVD drive, and save
> yourself the hassle and potential problems? And chalk up that DVD drive
> to a lesson learned (or maybe you can still return it).
>

He did. Hence his post.

M
Mon Jun 30 01:32:43 PDT 2008


"Immortal" <Immortal.3bryff@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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>
> Bill: Although buying a PATA oriented DVD drive would work, I like the
> capabilities of the SATA DVD drive that I have.
>
> DL: Alright. I had a suspicion that the PATA/SATA converters aren't as
> reliable as they're cracked up to be. SATA adapter it is, then.
>

But investigate USB to SATA before you take the plunge.

Bill
Mon Jun 30 11:50:01 PDT 2008

M.I.5¾ wrote:
> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:OzhinEZ2IHA.5832@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Why don't you instead just buy a SATA oriented DVD drive, and save
>> yourself the hassle and potential problems? And chalk up that DVD
>> drive
>> to a lesson learned (or maybe you can still return it).
>>
>
> He did. Hence his post.

LOL. It was my typo.

Wayne
Sun Jul 06 22:52:16 PDT 2008

I am taking for granted that you purchased the SATA DVD drive for a reason,
and not a mistake.

In that case you should purchase a SATA PCI card. And yes, SATA and PATA
get along fine. Many motherboards have both SATA and PATA connectors
onboard.


Wayne
P.S. if it was a mistake, you should return the drive and replace it with a
PATA drive.