OT - SATA drive in IDE box

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 12/03/2012 09:08 AM, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:00:14 -0500
> Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
>
>> On 12/03/2012 08:45 AM, Frank Murphy wrote:
>>> On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:42:39 -0500
>>> Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I want to put an interenal 1TB SATA drive in a box that only has
>>>> IDE interface.
>>> If you have a spare pci-slot.
>>> Use a sata controller card.
>> That I do.  And I finally got the search criteria 'right' on ebay:
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/IDE-to-SATA-SATA-to-IDE-Adapter-Converter-Supports-Serial-ATA-100-133-2-in-1-R-/271059075070?pt=US_Drive_Cables_dapters&hash=item3f1c613ffe
> Far better would almost certainly be to just get a proper SATA controller.
> SATA starts at 150 not 133 so you've already lost performance before you
> worry about the overhead and correctness of any convertor.

The PCI approach does seem best. They end up being about the same price 
as the converter plus power cables.