Jump to content

HDD ATA covert to sata1/2/3?

boboman342
 Share
Go to solution Solved by WinNut,

This card offers 4 SATA II ports and 2 eSATA II ports and supports RAID also. It does plug into a PCI slot.

Posted

I have a VERY old dell desktop with an old WD600 60gb hard drive. This drive had failed and just spins up making a weird noise. The connector on it and the motherboard of the dell are ATA connectors. I want to turn the old computer into a nas with a larger hard drive.

 

 

Is there a device like that of witch this guy shows off that will be able to plug into the motherboard so I will be able to use an old sata3 1TB hard drive? It doesn't really matter about the speed of the drive, it will be mainly for backups. 

CPU: Intel I7 4790k @ 4.6Ghz 1.255v | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 Ti | Display: Acer XB270HU bprz | RAM: 16GB (4x4GB) Gskill Ripjaws X 1866MHz | CPU Cooler: H80i | Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 | SSD: Mushkin 120GB + Sandisk 480GB | HDD: WD Blue 1TB | Case: Enthoo Pro |PSU: Seaconic M12II EVO 850w | OS: Windows 10 64-Bit | Mouse: Logitech RGB G502 | Keyboard: Thermaltake Poseidon Z (Brown Switches) | 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

A quick search on Amazon/Ebay should give you a bunch of good results...

Remember to be a good citizen and choose a 'best answer' when your problem has been resolved!

(that way people know when a problem's been resolved)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Oh lord...IDE.

 

I wouldn't plug a SATA III drive into an IDE port, it would bottleneck like crazy. Buy a PCI SATA card.

Wow thanks, didnt even think of that, but how do I know what cards are pcie and pci, it only has the old pci slots?

CPU: Intel I7 4790k @ 4.6Ghz 1.255v | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 Ti | Display: Acer XB270HU bprz | RAM: 16GB (4x4GB) Gskill Ripjaws X 1866MHz | CPU Cooler: H80i | Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 | SSD: Mushkin 120GB + Sandisk 480GB | HDD: WD Blue 1TB | Case: Enthoo Pro |PSU: Seaconic M12II EVO 850w | OS: Windows 10 64-Bit | Mouse: Logitech RGB G502 | Keyboard: Thermaltake Poseidon Z (Brown Switches) | 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Solution

This card offers 4 SATA II ports and 2 eSATA II ports and supports RAID also. It does plug into a PCI slot.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Oh lord...IDE.

 

I wouldn't plug a SATA III drive into an IDE port, it would bottleneck like crazy. Buy a PCI SATA card.

Good ole classic click when IDE drives boot up. They need to go away forever and never come back.

Main: i7 2600 | ASUS P8Z68-V | 2x4GB Vengeance 1600 | GTX 580 | WD Blue 1TB | Antec TP-650C | NH U12S | W7 x64

Backup: X6 1090T | MSI K9A2 Platinum | 4x2GB XMS2 800 | GTX 550Ti | WD Blue 1TB |  Antec VP-450 | CM TX3 | W7 x64

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Good ole classic click when IDE drives boot up. They need to go away forever and never come back.

I will admit that IDE cables have good uses, when we were dismantling old computers in the lab at school I wrapped one around my finger to avoid cuts from the case. It was quite cumbersome to work like that tho.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

This card offers 4 SATA II ports and 2 eSATA II ports and supports RAID also. It does plug into a PCI slot.

Would something like this work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124006

Or be prone to failure because it's cheap? 

CPU: Intel I7 4790k @ 4.6Ghz 1.255v | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 Ti | Display: Acer XB270HU bprz | RAM: 16GB (4x4GB) Gskill Ripjaws X 1866MHz | CPU Cooler: H80i | Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 | SSD: Mushkin 120GB + Sandisk 480GB | HDD: WD Blue 1TB | Case: Enthoo Pro |PSU: Seaconic M12II EVO 850w | OS: Windows 10 64-Bit | Mouse: Logitech RGB G502 | Keyboard: Thermaltake Poseidon Z (Brown Switches) | 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Good ole classic click when IDE drives boot up. They need to go away forever and never come back.

No, they should stay and stay forever. I love that iconic click.

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

That would work fine, but it doens't seem to offer RAID, which you might want in a NAS solution.

Says in Newegg's description "raid 0 and 1 ready" I know what they are, but do you think it does/does not? I don't really know old technology xD

CPU: Intel I7 4790k @ 4.6Ghz 1.255v | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 Ti | Display: Acer XB270HU bprz | RAM: 16GB (4x4GB) Gskill Ripjaws X 1866MHz | CPU Cooler: H80i | Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 | SSD: Mushkin 120GB + Sandisk 480GB | HDD: WD Blue 1TB | Case: Enthoo Pro |PSU: Seaconic M12II EVO 850w | OS: Windows 10 64-Bit | Mouse: Logitech RGB G502 | Keyboard: Thermaltake Poseidon Z (Brown Switches) | 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Says in Newegg's description "raid 0 and 1 ready" I know what they are, but do you think it does/does not? I don't really know old technology xD

Well if it says it's ready then it probably just needs to be enabled.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Storage Devices

×