Will an IDE DVD drive work (w/adaptor) in a sata2 port?

[bnot]

will an IDE optical drive (at 1.5gb/s) work (with an adaptor) in a sata2 port?

 

[Emperus]

Yes it will.

 

[bnot]

could i also use it to load a windows 7 operating system disk? and install windows?

 

[Emperus]

It is a yes again.

 

[Max Collodi]

It seems to me that a new SATA optical drive wouldn't cost much more than the adapter, unless you already have the adapter.

 

[bnot]

the adaptor only costs £2.10 from ebay, or £3.20 from a UK seller. so it would be cheaper than buying a whole new sata drive.

 

[misry]

The fastest PATA can go is 133M/s regardless of whether the adapter can go 1.5G/s or not. Save your lunch money for a week. Shop around. You can find Double sided DVD burners for under $25 every weekend.