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SATA HARD DRIVE PROBLEM
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messi19
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_ 		8. January 2009 @ 09:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i took the hard drive out of an external case and it is sata. i need to connect this to the IDE ports on my motherboard. unforutnatley i dont know what i am looking for and i dont know which wires would connexct where. i havent managed to fidn a converter but i hear a pci card would work. could anyone help me on finding a solution to this problem?

thanx
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JaguarGod
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_ 		9. January 2009 @ 00:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This could be what you need:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124027

Not sure though.
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KillerBug
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_ 		14. January 2009 @ 03:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
They make SATA-to-PATA converters for just this problem.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812186032
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