IDE DVD burner with SATA motherboard

[rushhound1]

I want to use my trusty NEC 3550A in my new Dell Inspiron 530. Can someone point me towards what sort of adapter/cables I need to be able to hook this up to my SATA motherboard? Is there anything I will need to change in the bios afterwards?

Thanks!

 

[corkyg]

Not sure what a generic SATA mobo is. I have a new one and it has 4 SATA ports, but also a PATA (IDE) port. ID your mobo and we can give you a specific answer.

 

[heymrdj]

He means that he doesn't know what Dell uses, meaning it's a generic board. The Dells now only have SATA's i believe, with no IDE powers whatsoever.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822998008 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822998001

 

[rushhound1]

Originally posted by: heymrdj
He means that he doesn't know what Dell uses, meaning it's a generic board. The Dells now only have SATA's i believe, with no IDE powers whatsoever.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822998008 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822998001

Thanks! Sorry I wasn't as clear as I would have liked.

This is exactly what I need. The motherboard, as you noted, in this new Dell inspiron 530 has no PATA (IDE) ports. I just wanted to be able to use my older NEC with the IDE in this new rig.

The links to the products at NewEgg are exactly What I needed!

Thanks!

 

[cubby1223]

Put a post up in the fs/ft forum here, probably find one for $5.

 

[rushhound1]

Originally posted by: cubby1223
Put a post up in the fs/ft forum here, probably find one for $5.

Thanks! Will do!