my mobo only supports SATA HDs

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longstory short i have a free computer with no hard drive, so i tried to just stick my old hard drive in this new computer.

to my dismay i found out there's only one IDE slot on the mobo which is being used by the cd drives.

is there any type of solution to this?

like maybe connecting a SATA cables onto the IDE HD somehow?

or maybe i can connect the cd drives and my hard drive connect into the only IDE slot with an IDE cable that has 3 connectors?

any pointers would be helpful..i already have to buy a new video card cuz the mobo is pci-e and it didn't come with video card.. i don't wanna buy a new hd too.