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Festnight mSATA to 2.5" 44PIN PATA/IDE SSD HDD mSATA to PATA Converter Adapter Enclosure (Case Included): Amazon.ca: Electronics

 

i came across this while looking for a replacement for a failing PATA HDD

there are a couple of listings of this item on ebay

im wondering if this could legitimately work and is there a chance that this could work with a Windows NT install (working on semi old legacy industrial equipment, SINUMERIK PCU 50)

any info would be much appreciated

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3 minutes ago, MikeTengu said:

Festnight mSATA to 2.5" 44PIN PATA/IDE SSD HDD mSATA to PATA Converter Adapter Enclosure (Case Included): Amazon.ca: Electronics

 

i came across this while looking for a replacement for a failing PATA HDD

there are a couple of listings of this item on ebay

im wondering if this could legitimately work and is there a chance that this could work with a Windows NT install (working on very old legacy industrial equipment, SINUMERIK PCU 50)

any info would be much appreciated

Yes there can be adapters like that, but i guess noone knows if that particular one is a scam.

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2 minutes ago, Biomecanoid said:

Yes there can be adapters like that, but i guess noone knows if that particular one is a scam.

I wouldnt hesitate to test it for $20 considering that a list price for an original drive is between $300-$700 

 

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havent seen one that looks like this before but ive seen adapters between those formats so it could work

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Probably ok but can never say with 100% certainty. I wonder now if I should try to find one, as I do have spare mSATA SSD and my 1st laptop I bought for myself has a PATA HD currently. I never use it any more, but keep it around. Maybe it can be called a retro system at some point.

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It's legit, the JMICRON controller chip is a sata-ide bridge, goes both ways ... so the adapter converts a mSATA drive to a 44 pin IDE ( LAPTOP IDE)  drive. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, mariushm said:

It's legit, the JMICRON controller chip is a sata-ide bridge, goes both ways ... so the adapter converts a mSATA drive to a 44 pin IDE ( LAPTOP IDE)  drive. 

 

 

thank you for the information, will see about ordering one

Do you think it might have any issues running a windows NT os?

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5 minutes ago, MikeTengu said:

thank you for the information, will see about ordering one

Do you think it might have any issues running a windows NT os?

Any issues won't come from your choice of OS, by the time the OS is loaded and looking for a drive the controller is already working.

 

If this is going to have issues then it will probably be between the controller and the motherboard which will result in the drive not being detected at all. Its pretty common for these types of device to work in 95% of systems then for seemingly no reason at all not work in one particular system.

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19 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

Any issues won't come from your choice of OS, by the time the OS is loaded and looking for a drive the controller is already working.

 

If this is going to have issues then it will probably be between the controller and the motherboard which will result in the drive not being detected at all. Its pretty common for these types of device to work in 95% of systems then for seemingly no reason at all not work in one particular system.

Fair point 🙂

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