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ATA to SATA converter
I got a problem with my ATA to SATA Converter and hope some one can
shed some light to the problem. I fitted an ATA to SATA converter to my LG GSA-4165B DVD writer and connected to the SATA port. At booting my GA8IP775 recognized my DVD-writer and I also can use it to boot up a CD, e.g. Windows XP installation CD. In entering the Window XP the OS could find the new hardware and it also showed up in "System" at the Control panel. The problem came when I put a CD or DVD in the tray the OS just hung up. The OS also hanged up when I tried to look at the property of the DVD-writer at the "System". I have no idea as to why it happened and I think the problem lies with the OS and not the hardware itself. I hope someone can advise. I use the converter because my 2 ATA ports are used up and I need the SATA port to connect the DVD-writer. BigVoice |
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ATA to SATA converter
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:37:15 GMT, BigVoice
wrote: the "System". I have no idea as to why it happened and I think the problem lies with the OS and not the hardware itself. I hope someone can advise. I use the converter because my 2 ATA ports are used up and I need the SATA port to connect the DVD-writer. A German computer magazine c't has tested these converters last year. The result was, that it was no problem to connect PATA-HD-drives to a SATA-controller, using a converter. It was nearly impossible to do the same with DVD-writers. Only one writer worked, but only with a max. speed of 2x instead of 16x. I am using a Plextor PX-712SA with SATA-interface. Udo |
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ATA to SATA converter
A German computer magazine c't has tested these converters last year. The result was, that it was no problem to connect PATA-HD-drives to a SATA-controller, using a converter. It was nearly impossible to do the same with DVD-writers. Only one writer worked, but only with a max. speed of 2x instead of 16x. I am using a Plextor PX-712SA with SATA-interface. Udo Thanks for the information. I use the PATA to SATA adaptor to connect my PATA hard disk and everything works OK. It seems that the adaptor does not work properly with DVD writers. May be you are right. BigVoice |
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ATA to SATA converter
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:37:15 GMT, BigVoice
wrote: I got a problem with my ATA to SATA Converter and hope some one can shed some light to the problem. I fitted an ATA to SATA converter to my LG GSA-4165B DVD writer and connected to the SATA port. At booting my GA8IP775 recognized my DVD-writer and I also can use it to boot up a CD, e.g. Windows XP installation CD. In entering the Window XP the OS could find the new hardware and it also showed up in "System" at the Control panel. The problem came when I put a CD or DVD in the tray the OS just hung up. The OS also hanged up when I tried to look at the property of the DVD-writer at the "System". I have no idea as to why it happened and I think the problem lies with the OS and not the hardware itself. I hope someone can advise. I use the converter because my 2 ATA ports are used up and I need the SATA port to connect the DVD-writer. BigVoice I don't know what you have connected to your PATA controllesr but I assume there are some Hard Disks there. Why not use the SATA2PATA adapter on one of these HD's and connect the DVD-writer to the PATA controller? Seems a reasonable option. |
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On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:43:00 +0100, FlyBoy
wrote: On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:37:15 GMT, BigVoice wrote: I got a problem with my ATA to SATA Converter and hope some one can shed some light to the problem. I fitted an ATA to SATA converter to my LG GSA-4165B DVD writer and connected to the SATA port. At booting my GA8IP775 recognized my DVD-writer and I also can use it to boot up a CD, e.g. Windows XP installation CD. In entering the Window XP the OS could find the new hardware and it also showed up in "System" at the Control panel. The problem came when I put a CD or DVD in the tray the OS just hung up. The OS also hanged up when I tried to look at the property of the DVD-writer at the "System". I have no idea as to why it happened and I think the problem lies with the OS and not the hardware itself. I hope someone can advise. I use the converter because my 2 ATA ports are used up and I need the SATA port to connect the DVD-writer. BigVoice I don't know what you have connected to your PATA controllesr but I assume there are some Hard Disks there. Why not use the SATA2PATA adapter on one of these HD's and connect the DVD-writer to the PATA controller? Seems a reasonable option. Yes I have done that and it is now woking fine. Thanks for all the advice. BigVoice |
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ATA to SATA converter
Dnia 2005-11-14 23:37, Użytkownik BigVoice napisał/a:
I got a problem with my ATA to SATA Converter and hope some one can shed some light to the problem. What kind of converter do you use ? Converters from Abit (Serrilel or something like this) can be used to connect HDD to any SATA controller, but if used with optical drivers then work only with Sillicon Image SATA controllers. I use SATA2PATA converter made by Gigabyte (provided with some kind of P4 motherboards) with SATA controller integrated with nForce 3 (Gigabyte GA-K8NS-939) both with HDD and optical drive (DVD-ROM and DVD-RW) and everything works fine, I hadn't any symptoms that you described. -- Roman SÄ…siada katoda(znaczek)poczta.onet.pl http://katoda.republika.pl GG: 176820 ICQ: 5901565 Jabber: rsasiada(znaczek)jabber.wp.pl Hint: (znaczek)=@ |
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On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:06:26 +0100, Roman S?siada
wrote: Dnia 2005-11-14 23:37, U?ytkownik BigVoice napisa?/a: I got a problem with my ATA to SATA Converter and hope some one can shed some light to the problem. What kind of converter do you use ? Converters from Abit (Serrilel or something like this) can be used to connect HDD to any SATA controller, but if used with optical drivers then work only with Sillicon Image SATA controllers. I use SATA2PATA converter made by Gigabyte (provided with some kind of P4 motherboards) with SATA controller integrated with nForce 3 (Gigabyte GA-K8NS-939) both with HDD and optical drive (DVD-ROM and DVD-RW) and everything works fine, I hadn't any symptoms that you described. The SATA2PATA Converter is using Silicon Image Chip. BigVoice |
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ATA to SATA converter
Dnia 2005-11-22 22:30, Użytkownik BigVoice napisał/a:
The SATA2PATA Converter is using Silicon Image Chip. It looks lite this converter http://photos.allegro.pl/photos/oryg...30491/73049183 or like this coonverter http://www.excaliberpc.com/images/554134_h/huge.jpg ?? First one is Gigabyte, second is Abit - when used with optical drives works only with Sillicon Image SATA controllers. -- Roman SÄ…siada katoda(znaczek)poczta.onet.pl http://katoda.republika.pl GG: 176820 ICQ: 5901565 Jabber: rsasiada(znaczek)jabber.wp.pl Hint: (znaczek)=@ |
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