I have just bought Biostar Tforce 965PT and I noticed that mostly new Mobo with Intel 965PT chipset thesedays comes with only 1 IDE port..the rest are SATA slots.

I still own a DVD-RW drive which still utilise IDE and also 200GB WD IDE drive which i dont want to upgrade to SATA.

Dilemma was to put the 200GB IDE and the DVD-RW on 1 IDE cable. This is because performance and lag problem occurs whilst accessing the DVDR-W .

I was searching for IDE to SATA bridge converter which can either convert either my 200GB IDE or the DVD-RW drive into SATA compliant drive.

After searching thru google..i found the product..



This product saved my from buying a SATA DVR-W or a new SATA drive. Also i can save one of pci slot (if i use pci-IDE/raid)

Setting up was bit troublesome (jumper setting need to be set at master on drive) for this to work.

But all in all it works great! Btw i use the ide to sata converter on my DVD-RW drive rather then my 200GB ide.

Anyone try this device before..? IS it selling at lowyat?

This post has been edited by intune: Apr 2 2007, 08:09 AM

how much you bought it?

I bought it around $15 SGD

nice product.. how about u do a bulk on this.. maybe got many buyyer..

Dunno if i want to a bulk.. i dun if i can cheaper i probably consider. Just want to share this great product.

Im still testing it. Before this I did a test on my IDE drive..but perfomance increase only a bit.. 1-2%. Thats why i connect it to my DVDRW drive.

Actually item look more like this :



and draws power from floppy type power connector. Doesnt come with any manual or instruction. only with 1 sata cable and floppy to 4 pin power adapter.

Also uses Jmicron SATA controller chipset. after install reboot dvd-rw now detected as SATA device..




This post has been edited by intune: Apr 1 2007, 11:54 PM

I am using 2pcs of this product. Running well on my IDE HDD.
I still wanna buy 1 more but hard to find it here nowaday.

This post has been edited by mulut99: Apr 1 2007, 11:56 PM

Where did u get it? I found it at a retail store in Brunei .. just wondering if selling in lowyat maybe can get it cheaper.

does it easy to use?? windows friendly right??.. got hang-up during transfer/copy/paste any data/files??

u using this on ur main partion (setup OS), or just for backup hdisk.. storage data..

bro.. got link/web about this product??

1st one get it from my friend and 2nd one i bought it at a Computer Shop at Cheras but no more selling it now. The 2nd one is the same like the picture u post but got a plastic casing. It is a Silicon Image product.

This post has been edited by mulut99: Apr 2 2007, 12:00 AM

Setting up actually is difficult.. because have to play with device jumpers. I finally got it working if i set my device jumper on the drive at MASTER. (no instruction manual )

Once setup properlly works great! I now use it for my LG-4163B DVDRW and have now burn many DVD without problem.

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Added on April 2, 2007, 12:03 amMaybe i look for it myself at lowyat see if available. The one i have uses Jmicron controller.



This post has been edited by intune: Apr 2 2007, 12:03 AM

can use Cable Select (CS) right?? ur mobo is sata2 or sata?? bios detect same device (LG-4163B) u plug on dvdrw on this converter..

Saw it at All IT LYP but no confident on it cause it is running with dunno what chip .

This post has been edited by mulut99: Apr 2 2007, 12:07 AM

I tried cable select wont work.. anyways its on MASTER now. but i dun think it maters because its on SATA .

Bios detect as LG-4163B SATA . My mobo is SATA2/1 compatible.

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Added on April 2, 2007, 12:09 amI had to peel a QC CHECK sticker on the chip to find out the brand chipset. I prefer SIliconImage then Jmicron for some reason.

I also notice when sometimes reboot my mobo doesnt detect the device..after shutdown properly and power up again..device detect properly.

Your have same problem?

This post has been edited by intune: Apr 2 2007, 12:11 AM

just to share experience, i bought one of this things before too. it didn't work. brought it back to the shop, even they can't get it to work. . ended up using the raid interface for my 2 hd. good to know that there are some that really works.

btw, mine was with Jmicron chip.

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Apr 2 2007, 12:28 AM

need more input about this device.. hhuhu

I almost gave up too.. but i brought it back to the shop's technician and he managed to make it work..according to him need to experiment with jumpers. with some patience i got it too work after few minutes.

The reason why i uses this rather then my raid card is because i cant disable my raid card bios check (takes 4-5secs on boot) .. with this device boot is so much faster now..and i can save 1 pci slot.

This post has been edited by intune: Apr 2 2007, 12:17 AM

Tried on 2 type of HDD. WD and Maxtor.
For WD i didnt put any jumper but for Maxtor HDD must set jumper to MASTER. Weird .
Both HDD i use it for storage.

This post has been edited by mulut99: Apr 2 2007, 12:17 AM

exactly .. need to experiment on jumper settings.. i think works differently on diff brand of HDD.. no wonder no manual.

U are right.

Hey TS, where u bought it? i;ve be lookin for it for as long as i live (for a year..lol). i look around in lyn but cant find any. really hope if u can do bulk. or maybe COD. i really interested on this product.

Here is the picture of my PATA to SATA dongle. Hope someone can bring it in cause i need 1 more .

This post has been edited by mulut99: Apr 2 2007, 12:34 AM


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I like the casing..protects the PCB.. my version doesnt have the plastic casing..sometimes i worry when i try to remove it from PATA connector

I think my version works both ways.. IDE to SATA or SATA to IDE (why wud u wanna do that?) unless u have only sata hdd and have limited sata slot but many ide slot..

This post has been edited by intune: Apr 2 2007, 12:47 AM

Got a green led when running the HDD. It is good running at eSATA motherboard.

Mine has 3 led's .. havent tried it with E-sata (mobo doesnt have feature). I cud get PCI-E X1 card if available..and try the e-sata feature.

Here's my PATA to SATA Converter:

Gigabyte [OEM Product] - Got 2 units of this converter both using on DVD Burner



Abit Serillel 2 - Got 1 unit for this converter Using on my old HDD




so far no problem at all, just set the drive's jumper to Master, hook it up, then badaboom badabam, all set

btw, really notice the different when use it on old HDD, for burner's no different i think just ease the cable management for me

hmm.. interesting stuff... i need one of these... where can i find it?? if anyone can order me one of these, PM me...

Great!..I like the black plastic casing... Where did u get those and price pls.

As mention earlier.. i dun see major improvement on performance maybe 1-2% on IDE HDD but definitely ease cabling in my PC..

wat is the price at ALL IT

There's 2 types... one plugs into the mobo's IDE port to turn it for sata output... the other is the one you guys discussing here... to turn IDE device into SATA.

My next purchase.. see if i can find it locally first.



Product Features

* Connect up to 5 SATA or SATA II hard drives via 1 SATA port
* Up to 3Gbits/sec
* Compatible with Host Controllers using the SiI3124 and SiI3132 chipset. Click here for a list of Host Controllers using these chipsets.
* Drives can be configured as RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 or JBOD when connect to one of the Addonics RAID5 controllers with PM support
* Designed to be mounted onto any available standard or low profile add-in card bracket on a standard desktop case.
* Compliant with SATA II specification
* Support hot swap
* Supports SATA optical drives
* OS independent (setting of the Port Multiplier depends on the control software of the controller.
* Port Multiplier support under Linux

where did you get this? after past experience, gigabyte seems like a better choice than a no brand one. didn't even know gigabyte made these.

Bah... this one more geng

http://www.lycom.com.tw/ST126DA.htm

Haven't got chance to use it yet... but imagine the potential it has for cable management for separate HDD compartment casings like the Lian Li Vseries. Don't need to PCI slots

nice.. an external storage server driven by 5 SATA2 HDD.. 2.5TB easily .. best part connected by e-sata..

Read reviews here:

http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/rev...s/addonics/5x1/

This post has been edited by intune: Apr 2 2007, 11:55 AM

that's Abit Serillel 2(tm) [Link]

got it from a bulk organize by a forumer here, long time ago, 2-3 years back can't remember when, but i do remember who organize it it's Silpheed

try PMing him/her to do it again, iirc, the bulk was so quick, it didn't last for a week

price = RM38 each (Gigabyte & Abit)

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got it from a bulk organize by Silpheed

this is a OEM Product by Gigabyte, meaning u can't easily get it by simply order the things like say from E-Bay or any other shops...

I had no idea how Silpheed got those converter

Weird.. i search for the user u mention..and u mention the bulk was 2-3years back..his profile show he joined July 2006?

errr, my mistake, typo error there, gonna type 1-2 years??? really can't remember, but since u just mentioned bout joining date, it was last year (i also joined in 06)

sorry ya

OK.. im off to Lowyat c if i can get some tmrw. I can get it here (brunei) but rather expensive SGD$15 .

same here, end up just put it in the shelve collecting dust

nowadays, i just get those hdd with sata interface

pr0b solve

yeah, i bought mine at rm55. since the shop techs also can't prove the thing works, i get to change it with a DVD rom plus top up.

nevertheless, it's pretty cool if i could use converters to convert both my pata hds. right now casing is a mess with 3 IDE cable.

I'm using the same Abit too, use it on my old Maxtor 80GB for storage. The HDD perform slightly better than using IDE.

Not 2-3 years la, only last year bought it form Silpheed.

so, this is the one sold in AllIT? did u set the jumper correctly?

nope. i bought it at the mines IT city. tried everything. like i said, even the techs at the shop can't get it to work.

so u're the one that bought 2 units of it, rite

ya, remembered that, just forgotten how much time pass by registered Sep06 with a thousand post, really forgotten about it, dat's why

looks ugly to me...should have covered those pin n solder with plastic or sumthing

How is your Abit? Mine can not be use with my NEC DVDRW, windows won't detect. But it is working fine with HDD.

there's one draw back, these converters either way have to take away one floppy type power connector.

so it means the more old IDE devices you have, the bigger the PSU u have to get to get so many floppy power splitters.

Found the IDE to SATA at Cabletron Lowyat.. selling it for RM55 and 50 after discount ..

I think goona find other sources for supply..

Hey,

Our company do selling SATE to IDE convertor,

Pls click below link for complete info,
http://www.sunix.com.tw/it/en/Product_Deta...a_id=34&sid=498

Interested ? Kindly PM me for pricing.

i oso will go low yat to look for 1 tomolo...
coz onli have 1 IDE slot...make me feel so sad coz got 2 Rom but onli can use 1...haizzzzzzzzzz

Great..been using it for 2 months now.. all a-ok.

can find them all over lowyat ? Range from RM45-55 here in melaka also got ady

that thing is on market for over 1 1/2 year and now only ppl start noticing it ...

How much actually?

i found one on my local pc shop..comes with jmicron chipset on the converter..cost me rm45

it works but works in a rather unusual way..plug in everything start pc it cant be detected. Weird huh..den jus restart n b4 the mobo get to the point showing the mobo name press del to enter bios thing faster remove the power source to the converter n faster plug in back..den it can be detected

hav to do this all the time wen pc starts..not a very convenient way at all coz once shutdown kenot detect itself again

i no idea wat cause it..mebb the converter doesnt work tat well on sata2?

guys...good news i get...
i just bought 1 in The Mines here...
is a red small adapter and it just cost me RM 28...
and once i plug it...then everything work out great...btw...i was a bit frighten from the shop there...the next shop selling at RM 80 for same things,but once i ask next door then it sell onli RM 28...

ur mobo sata2 or sata1?

suppose is sata 1...coz is a old mobo...
mine still using intel 915 chipset...so suppose is sata 1 mobo...

guys i got a supplier for this product, but he willing to supply for rm33 @5units bulk

i can do bulk, my price will be rm35, rm2 for yam cha money only...

will post a pic up when i get the sample.

edit:better news, u can use it as a host or device plug, that means can plug into mainbaord OR drive

This post has been edited by bryanyeo87: May 23 2007, 03:28 PM

hey, this one is interesting.
but too bad.
i cant found it at lowyat.

i oso looking for this 1, lastime mobo got 2 ide port so no problem, now only 1 ide... i still got 2 PATA HDD & IDE DVD rom so need a converter...

any1, PM me the kedai that selling those..

might as well get PCI to IDE...

must be really careful of these things, u may burn your hdd IC...
i burnt mine before, using USB to SATA cable, somehow i manage to turn things back to normal...

I am selling 2 units of Abit brand here:
Abit SATA to IDE converters