On 7/28/2015 12:26 PM, Bill Maltby (C4B) wrote: > On Mon, 2015-07-27 at 11:06 -0400, 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. >> >> Thanks, >> > Have you considered this > http://www.startech.com/HDD/Adapters/Bi-Directional-SATA-IDE-Adapter-Converter~PATA2SATA3 > > I'm using the PATA2SATA3 and am well pleased. > > They also have a uni-directional (meaning it adapts in one direction - > data flows both ways of course) one if that meets you needs. I considered that one, but it looks like it needs to plug directly into the IDE connector, and there isn't enough room to have a 2" device plugged in there (2U case with a horizontally-mounted IDE card). I decided on one that plugs directly into the SATA drive instead. http://www.startech.com/HDD/Adapters/25in-and-35in-40-Pin-Male-IDE-to-SATA-Adapter-Converter~IDE2SAT2 Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! -- Bowie