Continued from: Using a SATA hard drive through IDE – Part 1 Finally got a functioning IDE-SATA card, and it was exceedingly easy to use. Took perhaps a minute to install – plug into IDE slot on motherboard, plug SATA cable into SATA plug on card, and things work. No drivers needed, and it is… Continue reading Using a SATA hard drive through IDE – Part 2
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Using a SATA hard drive through IDE – Part 1
One of the older computers I have around is from before the SATA era – it only supports IDE. Unfortunately, most new hard-drives are SATA, especially those of reasonable sizes (250GB, 500GB, etc). This machine previously had only about 60GB, which was insufficient for its purposes. I find external hard-drives to be impractical for day-to-day… Continue reading Using a SATA hard drive through IDE – Part 1