On 07/27/15 10:06, Bowie Bailey wrote: > I have an old computer running CentOS 5. I need to add an SATA drive to > it, but it doesn't have any ports, so I need an add-on card. The board > only has a 32-bit PCI slot. Any recommendations on cards/brands that > work well with CentOS? I don't need any raid capabilities, I just need > a couple of SATA connections. > . i hope certain others will excuse my reply to you OT post. instead of a pci slot board, i purchased a board that is an ide/pata to dual sata converter. card connects to ribbon cable dip connector on main board, giving 2 sata connections. works great. an inet search for 'ide/pata to sata converter' will give plenty of hits. card i purchased; http://www.startech.com/HDD/Adapters/IDE-to-SATA-Adapter-Converter~PATA2SATA2 card is available thru many computer accessory suppliers which one will find with web search of "ide/pata to sata". > Thanks, welcome. -- If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes... ...oh, wait. He does. THAT explains it! -+- in a world with out fences, who needs gates. CentOS GNU/Linux 6.6 tc,hago. g .