ide to sata adapter for Laptop.

dpbadger · 10 May 2012 at 11:37

Has anyone used an ide to sata adapter for an old laptop?
I have a spare intel x25 ssd and want to put it in my old laptop that is running linux mint.
I have found an adapter on ebay but just wanted to see if it had worked for anyone else.
Cheers

xpcpu · 11 May 2012 at 09:13

can you post a pic of the adapter?

dpbadger · 11 May 2012 at 11:25

This is the same as the one I was looking at.

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xpcpu · 11 May 2012 at 11:29

i think you'll find that won't fit in a laptop

too wide and also will make the ssd to high/low to go in

dpbadger · 11 May 2012 at 11:40

The product spec says it is 69mm x 14mm. I think it might fit in the drive bay. I can always use a file and persuade it slightly..

xpcpu · 11 May 2012 at 11:47

but how will the ssd fit?

if you connect the ide pins in then the sata connection will be too low to connect to the drive. If the connectors were inline in may work but they are offset

dpbadger · 11 May 2012 at 11:52

iirc the sata connectors on the ssd are on the bottom so I can just turn the ssd the other way round?
Then it will fit in the same dimensions as the adapter.

Disco Boy · 11 May 2012 at 11:57

What's the point? An SSD will be crippled by IDE speeds.

xpcpu · 11 May 2012 at 11:58

it depends on which pin is missing from the IDE side of the adapter and as the sata connections on the drive are not in the middle it may push the drive too far one way.

depending on how much it is it maybe worth getting it to try

dpbadger · 11 May 2012 at 12:22

They are only £3 or £4 delivered so I might give it a go.

dpbadger · 11 May 2012 at 12:26

I can always gaffer tape it in.

kristmace · 11 May 2012 at 13:37

dpbadger said:
I can always gaffer tape it in.

+1

dpbadger · 11 May 2012 at 13:54

I could also take the optical drive out and replace it with a converter that lets you put a sata drive in. Its from Akasa but ocuk only do the sata to sata one not the sata to laptop ide.

Meaker · 11 May 2012 at 14:01

If it's orientated so the drive is lower than the connector it wont fit. You are best off going for the optical drive caddy.

dpbadger · 11 May 2012 at 20:08

I have now found one that the connectors are in-line.

What about this one?
Size:69 x 11 x 13 mm (L x W xH)

Meaker · 11 May 2012 at 22:03

Well does your notebook have extra horizontal room? Will it interfere with the mounting mechanism? Only you can know.

dpbadger · 11 May 2012 at 22:14

I have ordered the in-line one it is only £5 if it doesn't work I will do the drive caddy idea.

Orcvader · 12 May 2012 at 15:24

The chances of it actually working is pretty low... I wouldn't take the risk and bother with it. Very hard to find a SATA/IDE adapter that actually works.

xpcpu · 12 May 2012 at 15:28

i ordered and IDE to sata caddy yesterday and it arrived this morning and got my Advent working

Izi · 12 May 2012 at 16:24

i've just ordered one of these for the exact same reason. Fingers crossed it will fit or I will bring out the hammer.