HD jumper settings for IDE to SATA converter card?

[davidos]

I need some help getting this thing to work... I am using a converter card to make my IDE hard drives plug into my Serial ATA ports...

What do I set the jumpers to on my IDE hard drive? Master, single drive? Thanks!

 

[Bozo Galora]

Thats an interesing question
Real SATA has no master/slave
I would guess master, but I dont know if it even matters
http://www.extrememhz.com/idetosata-p1.shtml
You will have had to load sata drivers on setup of course and set SATA/RAID to boot first if its your boot drive
However some adapters dont work with certain SATA chipsets - like Intel
I believe the Abit one is the most universal

Quote:
If you're going to use adapters on ide drives so that you can use them in your sata ports watch the brands you buy. Some adapters don't work with some SATA cards/chipsets. My highpoint adapters are incompatible with my intel SATA.
So just check around for compatibility first before buying them.

 

[SUOrangeman]

I had some trouble with the first two or three IDE-to-SATA adapters I had. Quite a few of them will require that the IDE drive be set to MASTER. I don't know if CABLE SELECT will cut it. In any case, there will likely be instructions with the adapter that state the proper setting.

As Bozo mentioned, MASTER/SLAVE/CS doesn't have much bearing the SATA world. It only comes up in this situation to get the adapter to work properly.

-SUO

 

[integramodder]

anyone know a few good choice of these adapters? And possibly reviews...

Looking for the best cheapest one since I need to get a least 2 at the moment.