sata plug

[matty198111]

hi guys

i have a few 750 gig hard drives for sale and my boss wnats to buy one for the old works computer

only trouble is the hard drive is sata and his computer is ide is there a plug that has sata on one end and ide on the other and whats it called

im sure ive seen one b4

cheers guys


mat

 

[rawww]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124850

Somthing like this is what you'll need, not sure if they do just a 'sata to ide' cable

 

[zenith20]

You can get PCI adapters. They plug into your PCI adapter and have a IDE port on one side and a few SATA ports on another side. I think they are only around 9.99 or something.

 

[matty198111]

it says that is to use a ide hard drive on a sats mother board i want it the other way round


mat

 

[zenith20]

Something like this.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Port-SATA-Controller-VIA-Chipset/dp/B000S87GG0 The good thing is if he wanted to use the HDD as a external device it will work like that as well. He can get a SATA caddie for cheap and just use it with the above adapter.

 

[matty198111]

wwhat i was hoping is that the leads going to his ide hdd could have some lead/stroke plug/adapter pushed in to and then straight in to the new hdd

the old disc drive will not be in use

just the new one



mat

p.s need it to be as simple as poss as im s**t with computers

 

[zenith20]

You could use that adapter you will need a IDE coming from the motherboard to the adapter. What you can do is.... Take the IDE cable out of his HDD that's in there now. Plug the end that came out of the HDD into the adapter. Put the new HDD where the old ones used to be then connect it up with the SATA cable coming from the new card to the new HDD. What size is the HDD? is it 2.5" or 3.5"?

 

[matty198111]

it is 3.5
that sounds easy enough mate i will give that a try


cheers mat

 

[zenith20]

3.5" will slot in nicely where his old one used to be so it's really just swapping the leads around and putting the adapter in. If you get stuck giz a shout on here via this post or PM or search youtube. You'll most probably know what I mean when you open it up.

Good luck!

Tom.

 

[matty198111]

cheers mate

appreciate it


mat

 

[zenith20]

No worries. Anytime.

Tom.

 

[master_baiter]

something like this maybee

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=351573&C=SO&U=strat15

 

[amocomp]

Are these drives you have for sale new or used and how much are you asking for them.

PM Me

 

[pegasus]

this sata plug is it owt like a but plug cos i know where i can get hold of a couple of them for you.
they are new of corse i wouldnt sell you shop soiled ones

 

[delk]

hi this any good for you
IDE-SATA/SATA-IDE CONVERTER IDE-SATA-SI [IDE-SATA-SI]
http://www.professionalpcproducts.co.uk/images/products/182.jpg