SATA > ATA133 Converters

Echo · 14 May 2006 at 16:53

Do these exist? Can't see anything in the OcUK shop.

Like most people I'll be upgrading early next year for Vista, but currently have 300gb/200gb/80gb ATA133 drives that I'd rather not see go to waste.

All the current PCI-E motherboards are already pretty much exclusively SATA, so come January ATA133 support will be long dead.

Any advice appreciated

Siders77 · 14 May 2006 at 17:02

Is this what you mean? :confused:

Top one.

neverender · 14 May 2006 at 17:02

Echo said:
All the current PCI-E motherboards are already pretty much exclusively SATA, so come January ATA133 support will be long dead.

Eh?
Look closer my friend :rolleyes:

acharris · 14 May 2006 at 17:05

Hi, I haven't seen a motherboard yet that don't have ATA133 support, as I was looking at a few boards for a friend the other day and everyone had ATA133 support with IDE sockets on the board, so I don't think you will have any problems using your existing HD with vista and any mobo on the market.

Anthony

Energize · 14 May 2006 at 17:09

Same here, havent seen a mobo without 2 ide channels.

Echo · 14 May 2006 at 17:21

Ah ok. I just assumed they didn't because, for example, every Abit and Asus board description (in the shop) has no mention of PATA ports.

That little widget Siders linked will do nicely if needed though.

Cheers all.

acharris · 14 May 2006 at 17:45

Hi, every mobo overclockers does, including Abit and Asus all show IDE in the photo's and also clicking the full specification of the mobo and going to the manufacture website, all state that they got ATA 133 support.