24 Aug
2011
24 Aug
'11
11:26 p.m.
On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 21:16 +0100, Keith Roberts wrote:
Ebay sell SATA -> PATA and vica versa adapters, plus others. So you should be able to use existing PATA drives on a newer SATA m/b with the right adapter.
I was trying to avoid mentioning that 'name' in case one of the readers got upset about 'commercial advertising'. If buying small parts from them, get it from China, means waiting 2 - 3 weeks, at a really low price. Some SATA motherboards have two PATA connections.
'That name' was where I got my current development machine at a good price and without having to pay the almost compulsory Windoze Tax.
Paul.