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IDE to SATA on A7V8X

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canteloupe   09-14-2009 at 08:52:00 PM

Hello,

I have an Asus A7V8X motherboard (without RAID/SATA) and an IBM IDE 20GB HDD running WinXP Pro. I want to add an Hitachi 1TB Deskstar 7K1000.B hard drive for storage.

Is it best to use a PATA to SATA PCI controller card or a dongle? Which chipset is compatible?

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r_manic   09-15-2009 at 11:05:58 AM
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I suggest you seriously consider upgrading your motherboard. It's most likely that SATA PCI cards won't work in your current mobo anyway, and if you're planning to upgrade piecemeal, a contemporary mobo is always a good first step.

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1haplo   09-15-2009 at 02:08:29 PM
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If you are just using it for storage get a USB external.

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jitpublisher   09-15-2009 at 02:10:59 PM
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Wow, an old Socket A board? I would just buy an external USB drive.
However, if you are intent on using the internal drive, the SATA to ATA convertors work fine, you don't need the controller card.

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canteloupe   09-23-2009 at 04:13:21 AM
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Hello all,

Thank for your suggestions.

Running a SATA HDD on the A7V8X (without RAID and SATA on board) requires a

* PCI to SATA RAID and IDE converter with the VIA VT6421A chipset
* Molex to SATA power cable

The PCI card runs about $12 on Ebay and the power cable is $5 at Radio Shack.


Message edited by canteloupe on 09-23-2009 at 04:14:15 AM
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