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ide mobo to sata optical drive compatability?

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  • 12-12-2008 1:45pm
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    johnnyboy4711
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    is this possible?
    my PC is 2003 and not sure if it can handle a sata dvd burner.
    On reflection any previous drive i installed had IDE connections (large block type one and smaller power one)
    I have bought a sata dvd burner and wondering is there an adapter out there for this specific task?
    thanks
    john

    PS do the lenses (cd/dvd) burn out over time on these optical drives?
    I have a dvd burner that does not recognise either dvd or cd and another that only recognises dvd's


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    ethernet
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    Best go for an IDE burner if you don't have SATA connectors. Check out the manual for your machine or try searching online for this info. You can get adapters but there are mixed reports about how well they actually work.

    Yes, the burners do stop working eventually. Had a CD-ROM drive in a 2000-era machine refuse to read most CDs recently but it's to be expected. Good thing the drives are cheap to replace.


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    johnnyboy4711
    Closed Accounts Posts: 795 ✭✭✭johnnyboy4711


    any way to get this going at all?
    thanks
    john


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    Anti
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    with something like this yeah:

    http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=36036&doy=12m12&C=SO&U=strat15


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    johnnyboy4711
    Closed Accounts Posts: 795 ✭✭✭johnnyboy4711


    could the problem on both my drives be that there is a conflict as both could be set to either master or slave or whatever the 3rd option is?
    thanks
    john


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    ethernet
    Registered Users Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Do you have a spare IDE connector? Usually are two if not three. Failing that, put all IDE devices in cable select mode (diagram should be on the drive) as SATA drives don't have jumpers for this.


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