IDE to SATA "adapter"?

[munkytown]

ok here is my issue: i just bought a refurbished gateway DX4710 desktop, 6gb DDR2, 640gb SATA II hdd, quad core, windows vista 64 bit home premium sp1. so far its been a great computer. no problems. BUT it doesn't have any place inside where i can connect my old IDE drives. i have at least 2 IDE hdd's i want to install and would like to install an IDE DVD drive too. i took it to a computer shop and the guy there experimented with an IDE to SATA adapter, the kind that you plug into the back of the IDE drive and then attach the SATA cable from that to the computer. it didn't work. then he tried something, i'm not exactly sure what it's called, but he installed it inside the computer near the bottom on the back, the place where you have to remove a metal plate. it had 2 IDE ports on it. that didn't work either. so has anyone tried anything like this on the same or similar computer? for some reason i think one of these should work. if they don't not that big of a deal but would be really handy and save some desk space by not having to use externals. thank you.

[Karnac]

This should do it .... all you need is an open pci slot.



This 2 Port IDE (Ultra ATA/133) Controller Card can be installed in a PCI slot, to add more IDE storage capability to your PC. Providing two IDE drive ports with support for data transfer rates of up to 133 MBps, this adapter card can act as the primary boot device and replace built-in IDE ports, or provide 2 additional high-speed ports to the system. Designed to perform with high-speed IDE/133 drives, the adapter card also supports 100 MBps hard drives, 66 MBps hard drives, 33 MBps hard drives, CD-ROMS, CDRW drives, and other ATA peripherals. To ensure hassle-free installation, the IDE Controller Card includes Bus-Master drivers for DOS, Windows 98/ME/NT 4/2000/XP and Vista(tm).

http://www.buy.com/prod/startech-com-2-port-pci-ide-controller-adapter-card-2-x-40-pin-idc/q/loc/101/204395407.html

[hot dog]

OR, this: 


http://www.cooldrives.com/serial-ata---ata-atapi-ide-interface-adapter.html


what ever floats your boat!

[munkytown]

thanks guys. the IDE controller card was the second one he tried for me. it was the one i couldn't remember the name for and couldn't remember the name for the "pci card slot." guess i was having a brain fart  . but unfortunately, neither would work. i'm not sure why and neither was he. especially for the IDE controller card. the IDE to SATA adapter i think didn't work because it wasn't "vista ready." but the controller card i'm pretty sure could be used with vista. so have any of you actually had to use one of these and got it to work? i hate to order one and find out it's still not going to work but i know that's just a chance i may have to take.

[patio]

Are you saying you tried an IDE controller card and it didn't work ? ?
Did you install the driver for it ? ?

[munkytown]

Are you saying you tried an IDE controller card and it didn't work ? ?
Did you install the driver for it ? ?

yes and yes. but for some reason, my drive wouldn't show up when we connected it. 

[Karnac]

Swap out that ribbon cable to eliminate it.

[munkytown]

do you mean the ide ribbon cable? just try a different one? and what do you mean by "to eliminate it?" sorry for all the questions, i just want to be sure of everything before i buy something. thanks.

[Karnac]

No problem....that's right, just try a different one, preferably one you know that works and you'll eliminate the cable as a possible cause of the problem.

[munkytown]

gotcha, thank you!