Posted by <normanstrong on 07/14/06 15:40

"Daniel Prince" <neutrino1@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:qd5db2l757s4p5iudf3h4q71bm8kech0ie@4ax.com...
> Is anyone using a PATA CD/DVD drive with a SATA controller and
> converter? I did a Google newsgroup search and I found some
> messages that seemed to imply that it should work with a Silicon
> Image SATA controller and converter.
>
> I would like to know if anyone had actually done it and how well it
> worked. If it worked well, what model of controller and adapter did
> you use? Thank you in advance for all replies.

I bought a Promise card for $10 that adds a couple of extra parallel ports.
It plugs into a PCI slot on the mother board. I used it to add a spare PATA
hard drive, just long enough to back up 70GB of files that I didn't want to
lose. It took about 80 minutes to do the job. If I'd had to buy the HD, I
would have bought one with an SATA interface, and I wouldn't have needed the
Promise card.

Norm Strong

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