IDE to SATA

cdub1127 · 09-27-2005, 01:30 AM

I have 2 WD IDE Hard drives and I want to utilize my SATA features on my Intel DB915 motherboard. I have 2 IDE to SATA adapters/converters and the necessary cables. My question is concerning the M/S/CS settings on the hard drives. Currently they are set to Master and Slave. How so I set them when using the SATA adapters? And when setup properly, will the MB recognize them as SATA drives? Can I look forward to any problem that any of you have encountered?

Thanks in advance.

[-0MEGA-] · 09-27-2005, 01:36 AM

i would think that you just set them both as masters, since one will be sata and one will be ide. i never used the adpaters, but i have seen them, i wouldnt expect any problems.

cdub1127 · 09-27-2005, 01:40 AM

I would like both hard drives to be SATA.

Hairy_Lee · 09-27-2005, 02:01 AM

you can get an adaptor that will allow you to plug a SATA cable into you IDE drives. Both drives would have to be set to master..
I've got some myself and they work fine, i dotn know where you would be able to purchase however.

**Praetor** · 09-29-2005, 08:05 PM

Dont think you'd be able to make any use of NCQ or any of that jazz tho

Trizoy · 09-30-2005, 12:58 AM

If they are western digital, you remove the jumper plug all together..

09-27-2005, 01:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
cdub1127 New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2	IDE to SATA I have 2 WD IDE Hard drives and I want to utilize my SATA features on my Intel DB915 motherboard. I have 2 IDE to SATA adapters/converters and the necessary cables. My question is concerning the M/S/CS settings on the hard drives. Currently they are set to Master and Slave. How so I set them when using the SATA adapters? And when setup properly, will the MB recognize them as SATA drives? Can I look forward to any problem that any of you have encountered? Thanks in advance.

09-27-2005, 01:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
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Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 26 Posts: 2,553	you can get an adaptor that will allow you to plug a SATA cable into you IDE drives. Both drives would have to be set to master.. I've got some myself and they work fine, i dotn know where you would be able to purchase however. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

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09-27-2005, 01:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
cdub1127 New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2	I would like both hard drives to be SATA.

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