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HD Adaptor?
Hi all. New here. I just got a new hand built system with a 160GB drive. I
was going to add my older Maxtor 30 GB AT drive, but the data plug on the new drive is smaller than the older Maxtor drive. Not sure what type the new drive is, but System Info lists it as Samsung SP1604N. Is there any way to use the older drive in this system? Maybe some kide of adapter or something to make the plug fit? I already have a CDRW and a DVD-RW on the other side, so assume I can still ad one more drive (4 drives, right? Many thanks. |
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"LMO" wrote in message ... Hi all. New here. I just got a new hand built system with a 160GB drive. I was going to add my older Maxtor 30 GB AT drive, but the data plug on the new drive is smaller than the older Maxtor drive. Not sure what type the new drive is, but System Info lists it as Samsung SP1604N. Is there any way to use the older drive in this system? Maybe some kide of adapter or something to make the plug fit? I already have a CDRW and a DVD-RW on the other side, so assume I can still ad one more drive (4 drives, right? Many thanks. http://www.mittoni.com.au/catalog/pr...oducts_id/1383 |
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 20:26:48 +0100, "LMO"
wrote: Hi all. New here. I just got a new hand built system with a 160GB drive. I was going to add my older Maxtor 30 GB AT drive, but the data plug on the new drive is smaller than the older Maxtor drive. Not sure what type the new drive is, but System Info lists it as Samsung SP1604N. Is there any way to use the older drive in this system? Maybe some kide of adapter or something to make the plug fit? I already have a CDRW and a DVD-RW on the other side, so assume I can still ad one more drive (4 drives, right? Many thanks. What motherboard do you have? Itll say when you bootup on screen usually. Usually you have two IDE connections that can support two devices per cable so 2 and 2 = 4 devices. Since you only have two ATAPI devices the burners - you should have one totally free socket you dont need a adaptor. Im assuming your description of the samsung means its SATA the new interface for that type of harddrive . However I think Ive seen that your hard drive is a PATA (old style). If it is then that means Burners on one cable - 2 devices max. Your samsung on the other and you can add the other hard drive which also means you dont need an adaptor. The only way you need one is if you only have ONE IDE connector (burners). And you only have satas left. The first boards had TWO sata connections. SATAs can only have ONE device per cable. So one would be used up. Then you would put your old hard drive on the remaining connection using a different cable. With sata you use a real slender cable (sata cable) and another power cable to the harddrive thats also special. Now the hard part is this is true for a real SATA hard disk but for an adaptor which you would use in this case it varies. I bought this one. http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style= At the time it was one of the cheapest ones at this same store and it works great. It uses a sata cable AND a floppy power cable (and the usual power cable to your HD so two power cables). Be warned that not everyone gets SATA adaptors to work. Ive used these on a ASUS a7n8x MB with Maxtors 120 gig, Maxtor 200 gig, WD 200 gig, WD 40 gigs in raid config and havent had any problems. |
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John; thank you for your reply. What is the difference between your
recommendation, and this one: http://www.mittoni.com.au/catalog/pr...oducts_id/1383 To me, they look like they do the same thing. Do they? Can I order the cheaper one and get the same result? Many thanks. " wrote in message ... On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 20:26:48 +0100, "LMO" wrote: Hi all. New here. I just got a new hand built system with a 160GB drive. I was going to add my older Maxtor 30 GB AT drive, but the data plug on the new drive is smaller than the older Maxtor drive. Not sure what type the new drive is, but System Info lists it as Samsung SP1604N. Is there any way to use the older drive in this system? Maybe some kide of adapter or something to make the plug fit? I already have a CDRW and a DVD-RW on the other side, so assume I can still ad one more drive (4 drives, right? Many thanks. What motherboard do you have? Itll say when you bootup on screen usually. Usually you have two IDE connections that can support two devices per cable so 2 and 2 = 4 devices. Since you only have two ATAPI devices the burners - you should have one totally free socket you dont need a adaptor. Im assuming your description of the samsung means its SATA the new interface for that type of harddrive . However I think Ive seen that your hard drive is a PATA (old style). If it is then that means Burners on one cable - 2 devices max. Your samsung on the other and you can add the other hard drive which also means you dont need an adaptor. The only way you need one is if you only have ONE IDE connector (burners). And you only have satas left. The first boards had TWO sata connections. SATAs can only have ONE device per cable. So one would be used up. Then you would put your old hard drive on the remaining connection using a different cable. With sata you use a real slender cable (sata cable) and another power cable to the harddrive thats also special. Now the hard part is this is true for a real SATA hard disk but for an adaptor which you would use in this case it varies. I bought this one. http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style= At the time it was one of the cheapest ones at this same store and it works great. It uses a sata cable AND a floppy power cable (and the usual power cable to your HD so two power cables). Be warned that not everyone gets SATA adaptors to work. Ive used these on a ASUS a7n8x MB with Maxtors 120 gig, Maxtor 200 gig, WD 200 gig, WD 40 gigs in raid config and havent had any problems. |
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On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:13:21 +0100, "LMO"
wrote: John; thank you for your reply. What is the difference between your recommendation, and this one: http://www.mittoni.com.au/catalog/pr...oducts_id/1383 To me, they look like they do the same thing. Do they? Can I order the cheaper one and get the same result? Many thanks. Theoretically they are all the same. In real life I dont know since Ive never seen anyone do a test on various brands with various systems to see if one was more compatible or not. What Ive seen is ALL of them seem to have some problems on SOME systems. Before I bought this one the one I posted --- I looked at ones at newegg etc and they all had posts from lots of people who had great success with them and a few people who say they cant get them to work at all on their system. Now it would be great if at least they isolated the cause --- hard disks ? I doubt it since with mine Ive used a lot of different disks - brands and sizes. And I even used the 40 gig WDs in raid config on my sata controller using the adaptors on my PATA WDs. They all worked. Well I didnt use a Seagate cause I havent owned one recently. Controller? I dont know Ive only used them on the one SATA controller on the ASUS a7n8x deluxe which I think is by Sil Image. Ive seen the same few complaints of not having them work at all with expensive and inexpensive units. Actually when I bought them there were all around the same price around 40-30. Some people were even selling the ones I posted much higher. It was just that Monoprice.com was on Ebay selling them real cheap. Thats just the way it was --- the same thing with Promise Raid controller cards etc. Youd see the same card sold online etc for $40-50 and at a few cheap dealers for $15 and on ebay for around that much by the cheaper dealers. So it wasnt a reflection on the quality of the units. I would say from the posts Ive seen -- when you get them you are gambling but its a small gamble, A few people seem to have problems with them and I dont know what the factors at play there. All I know is Ive had 100% success. Havent tried ANY ATAPI devices though. Ive posted before that Ive never had good luck with ATAPI devices on the add on controllers period - even when they werent SATA . Other claim theyve had success -- not with SATA+converters but ATAPI on an ADD ON second regular IDE controller - which I havent had good success with. Your best bet is to get it from some place you can return them easily but it seems as if the risk is small. I would be ****ed off though if I had paid $25-40 each and they didnt work ! |
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On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:13:21 +0100, "LMO"
wrote: John; thank you for your reply. What is the difference between your recommendation, and this one: http://www.mittoni.com.au/catalog/pr...oducts_id/1383 To me, they look like they do the same thing. Do they? Can I order the cheaper one and get the same result? Many thanks. If you don't have a free IDE connector you might consider a PCI SATA controller card rather than the adapter... they're not much if any more expensive and would also allow more drives, including making it easier to use a cable routed out the back of the system for an external drive. |
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