serial ata hard drives help

[breakurjea]

my mobo isnt compatible with sata devices... newegg sent me a sata hard drive instead of the eide harddrive i ordered. I'd rather not return it, so i was wondering if there is anyway i can buy adapter for the sata jacks.

 

[AristoV300]

Yes they sell SATA adapters, or else you can tell Newegg to send you the right drive, unless you ordered the SATA drive by accident😉

 

[breakurjea]

ehh yea that was a possibility, i arlready checked my order form and i ordered the eide card. Funny thing though, i was looking alround, and apparently my model comes in both sata and ide. But the description on newegg said ide so i just assumed so.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: breakurjea
ehh yea that was a possibility, i arlready checked my order form and i ordered the eide card. Funny thing though, i was looking alround, and apparently my model comes in both sata and ide. But the description on newegg said ide so i just assumed so.

So did you order the right drive? Or did the Egg send you the wrong one?

Either way,

I would try and get the correct drive. Aren't SATA-> IDE adapters kinda pricey?

 

[breakurjea]

yea i think so. i was looking around, cuz ive only heard of power adapters for sata devices, and i found a pci to sata adapter.for only 30 dollars (most are 100+) <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbar...ProductResult.asp?Submit=Go&DEPA=0</a>
im not sure if its what im looking for though...so do i plug the adapter into a pci slot and then connect the sata cables to it?