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October 8th, 2017 14:00
Switching from an IDE cable to an SATA cable
Hi i have a Del Dimension 3000 with motherboard number E210882 and i need to change the factory GREY FLAT CABLE TO A SATA CABLE SO I CAN USE A NEWER HDD but i don't kinow what this cable would be called or where i can find it.there are 39 pins in the motherboard and no SATA connectors in the MOBO just IDE connectors.
I'd appreciate your help on this!
Tech1126
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speedstep
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October 9th, 2017 15:00
E210882 is not a motherboard number its a UL Rating. KINGWIN ADP 06 adapters will work for drives up to 120 Gigs. You cannot use larger drives without at least XP SP1, 48 Bit LBA Bios, and Intel Rapid Storage Technology, v.9.6.0.1014 RST F6 drivers. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) version 9.6 and newer supports 4k sector disks if the device supports 512 byte emulation (512e).
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/15251
Desktop chipsets:
https://www.amazon.com/Generic-SATA-Internal-Hard-Drive/dp/B00AAKF8N4
You connect the IDE and Power cables to them and then attach to a SATA Drive. No drivers are needed they just work. Larger Advanced format drives will have issues.
https://www.amazon.com/Kingwin-SATA-Bridge-Board-ADP-06/dp/B002SZDOM6
ejn63
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October 8th, 2017 15:00
There is no way to use a cable to install a SATA drive on a mainboard with no SATA support.
You'll need to install a PCI SATA controller (and you'll also need a MOLEX to SATA power adapter for the drive -- it's long past the time that SATA drives had MOLEX power connectors on them.
www.newegg.com/.../Product.aspx
RoHe
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October 9th, 2017 12:00
If you install a SATA controller as ejn63 suggested, you should be able to install a SATA hard drive, but will you be able to boot from it...??
You probably will have to keep the current drive connected to the IDE cable as your boot drive and use the new SATA drive for data storage.
tech1126
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October 9th, 2017 15:00
Thanks for your time on this.After careful consideration i think this is indeed the best way to go even if i have to leave the IDE cable plugged into the MOBO w the original HDD at lease i may be able to run something like Ubuntu 14.1 on the new controller card!
Thanks ejn63 for your asistance i really appreciate it!!
speedstep
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October 9th, 2017 16:00
The Kingwin adapters work and do not need anything special to boot and otherwise work as intended. The only issues have to do with Advanced format drives and 48 Bit LBA and Bios. Advanced format issues apply to IDE or SATA drives.
http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/tp/137gb.pdf
Recommended Linux distribution would be UBUNTU 12.04.3 LTS
or Puppy Linux LUPU 5.4 or Knoppix 7.