I want to go from SATA to IDE but I have no place to get power to the IDE hhd. Do I need another cable?
921968
You will need to plug in a power connector to both the hard drive and the converter.
672883
You need the 2 ports to power the HDD. Depends on your hard drive model only one port may not be enough.
293149
Yes, If you can not find where to plug in to, you need to split power off of a existing power connection of A hard drive or CD/DVD - ROM drive,Splitter cables are available, match to drive closes to location of board. I do not know the physical lay out or what type of drives are in your machine. type of drives are IDE, SATA The connector used on this board is for 3.5 floppy so you may have to go from Hard drive power to floppy power.
618476
There are basically two types of drives SATA (newer) and IDE (older). Confirm yours is SATA and this should plug directly into your new computer. You can then remove the files to your new computer. You may have to play with your new computer to get it to recognize the drive depending on the software on your new computer. If the old HD is an IDE you will probably have to buy and IDE to SATA adaptor in order to use this. Please give me a helpful vote on Amazon.
909581
Actually there are a number of adapters converting iDE-->SATA and SATA-->IDE. Some are cables, some are dongles. I have one that is a small enclosed module that plugs on the back of the IDE disk drive and provides the SATA data connector on the other. You would also have to provide power to the IDE drive with an adapter from the SATA power connector in the Thermaltake. It's pretty cludgy, but it can be done. Also, if you are going to buy one of these adapters, look for one that is bi-directional IDE --> SATA -->IDE, that way you are ready for any situation.
195363
I've never tried that but there is only a slot each for a 3.5" IDE, a 2.5"IDE or a SATA drive. The two IDE positions are on opposite sides of the device but share a power interface so only one IDE drive at a time would even have power. With the position of the SATA interface I'm sure it would even physically be possible to have two drives connected. Hope this helps!
293147
Yes, If you can not find where to plug in to, you need to split power off of a existing power connection of A hard drive or CD/DVD - ROM drive, Splitter cables are available, match to drive closes to location of board. I do not know the physical lay out or what type of drives are in your machine. type of drives are IDE, SATA The connector used on this board is for 3.5 floppy so you may have to go from Hard drive power to floppy power.
1182533
Yes, You many need a drive cable if it doesn't come with the second hard Drive. There will be a power connector already there.
2268435
Why two SATA connections? One is IDE host to SATA HD......the other one is SATA host to IDE HD (they are clearly labeled.) They probably could have combined these into one with a little bit of extra programing and manufacturing. Yes it does need power from the power supply. It uses the 4-prong connection that comes standard with 99.9% of power supply units.
1053937
I have not physically tried to hook mine up that way, and the more I stare @ it, the more I think it's NOT possible. The reason is this plugs right in to the back of a SATA drive by itself, but it will NOT hook up to an IDE/PATA drive without a dbl ended adaptor. That goes for the power plug too. What you need is this: http://www.amazon.com/IDE-SATA-Adapter/dp/B000RK89M4/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1379231358&sr=1-4&keywords=pata+to+sata+adapter , which appears to work in both directions. Hope that makes sense :)
2060419
If the drive you wish to connect is in an external case with e-SATA port then you need an e-SATA cable. Here's one at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-6-Feet-Shielded-External-ESATA6/dp/B000ENYXZ6 And another shorter one here with free shipping: http://www.amazon.com/Crest-SY-CAB-ESA-e-SATA-Cable-18-Inch/dp/B002G1YNRC/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1414267330&sr=1-9&keywords=e-sata+cable
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It is supposed to work. You need to have enough room in your case to plug it straight into the motherboard. (At least 2 inches above motherboard clear, maybe 3.) Then you will have to play with the two sata connectors to figure out which is which. Read the other reviews on here about plugging the IDE portion in correctly. It is VERY VERY VERY easy to plug in wrong.
2012151
You need a SATA to USB converter with power. Something like: Sabrent USB 2.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/-INCH Hard Drive Converter EC-AHDD
497354
as I understand this the IDE still gets connected to the regular power supply, I used a different IDE to SATA. hope this helps.(you do know the smaller slit of the SATA is power? try not connecting that and connect the IDE power as usual)
1301130
You'll also need a SATA DVD drive (assuming you're going to use one) as this is an SATA-only board, there are no IDE headers.
1489410
This seems to require an SATA drive, so it won't work with the IDE drive that I had purchased.
909582
This device only works with SATA connections. Your IDE hard drive is not compatible with it. to my knowledge there is no adapter that can convert SATA connections to IDE and vis versa. Your best bet is to get an IDE external hard drive enclosure and connect your IDE hard drive to that. My recommendation is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145133 . I own this enclosure and it works great. ORconnect your IDE drive internally to your PC; meaning screw your hard drive into your hard drive cage inside your PC and then connect the hard drive to your mother board via an IDE cable, then connect the power cord to it. This device only works with SATA connections. Your IDE hard drive is not compatible with it. to my knowledge there is no adapter that can convert SATA connections to IDE and vis versa. Your best bet is to get an IDE external hard drive enclosure and connect your IDE hard drive to that. My recommendation is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145133 . I own this enclosure and it works great. ORconnect your IDE drive internally to your PC; meaning screw your hard drive into your hard drive cage inside your PC and then connect the hard drive to... » Read More This device only works with SATA connections. Your IDE hard drive is not compatible with it. to my knowledge there is no adapter that can convert SATA connections to IDE and vis versa. Your best bet is to get an IDE external hard drive enclosure and connect your IDE hard drive to that. My recommendation is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145133 . I own this enclosure and it works great. ORconnect your IDE drive internally to your PC; meaning screw your hard drive into your hard drive cage inside your PC and then connect the hard drive to your mother board via an IDE cable, then connect the power cord to it. « Show Less