Parallel ATA -> Serial ATA adapters?

[GnomeCop]

I have heard of these around the forums, but haven't found much info on them.
I was wondering if the abit made adapters will work on any motherboard, specifically the Intel i845PEBT2. I won't need raid capability.

are there any drawbacks to using them? using them on a non abit board? Where is a good place to pick them up?

 

[jojiboy]

Haven't used one so I can't tell you how they perform but I know Newegg sells them.

 

[schdaddy]

I thought about getting a PATA-to-SATA adapter just to be able to hotswap drives, but I have no idea if those adapters can be used that way.

 

[GnomeCop]

I know there are Highpoint and promise SATA controllers and most adapters can be used on those, but my motherboard has a Silicon Image SATA link controller. Need to know if that controller can handle the adapters like the abit serillel one.

 

[GnomeCop]

what sucks is that the more generic adapters have little or no description to what controllers they will work on.