PATA IDE to SATA Card Adapter Converter for 3.5 HDD DVD: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Customers like the quality and value of the adapter. They mention that it's well made and very good value. That said, opinions are mixed on performance.

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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the electronic adapter. They mention it's well-made and electrically good.

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"Electronically good but not easy to fit in an enclosure..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the value of the adapter. They mention that it is a very good value.

"...What more can I say : very good value for money, arrived promptly, thoroughly recommended.A couple of extra comments..." Read more

"...my Win 7 Ultimate - very good value!Paul G" Read more

"Very reasonable price for such a card. Unfortunately it was not understood that if the motherboard is not fit then this connection is a waste of time." Read more

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Customers are mixed about the performance of the adapter. Some mention that it works fine, while others say that it does not work at all.

"Based on my limited testing (see below), this adaptor seems to work fine...." Read more

"...In general it will not work at all if connected on the secondary IDE interface when fitted to a SATA DVD drive (whether set as Master or Slave); it..." Read more

"...Worked fine, doesnt need a lot of space. Just push fit on SATA drive and on IDE lead in PC...." Read more

"...one of these in another pc, also Windows XP like the others but it refused to work and even stopped the pc from recognising another CD drive sharing..." Read more

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Charles

Seems to be fine

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2013

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Based on my limited testing (see below), this adaptor seems to work fine. It looks very similar to several others available on Amazon at somewhat higher prices, so I thought I would bite the bullet and be the first to review it.

It was delivered quite quickly -- much faster than the estimated date quoted when I ordered it, and well packed in an anti-static bag and a padded bag.

Since there is no physical arrangement to hold it in place apart from the SATA plug, mounting is on the flimsy side. But it could easily be fixed to the disk drive with a drop of hot-melt glue, and the same issue will apply to any adaptor of this type.

So, does it work? I bought it to use a 3.5" SATA drive with an old PATA-to-Firewire enclosure, which uses the Oxford Semiconductor OXFW900 chipset. This didn't work reliably, but I'm not surprised.

With a cheapo PATA-to-USB converter it seemed to be fine, giving read/write speeds of 20/27 MB/s. My internal 2.5" HDD gives 33-64/37-64 MB/s, so I reckon that's not bad.

I don't have a PATA motherboard to test it on, unfortunately.

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drrdf

A well-conceived product with operational problems

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2015

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As we all know, IDE drives are no longer manufactured or available generally. So if you want to continue to use an IDE-based motherboard only SATA hard drives and DVD drives are now available, and you need a convertor device to adapt SATA drives to IDE. (Some may also want to use an old IDE drive with a newer SATA-based motherboard, but that is not a common requirement.) This product purports to offer a solution as a SATA-IDE adaptor.

I have discovered though that this product has strange quirks and limitations. In general it will not work at all if connected on the secondary IDE interface when fitted to a SATA DVD drive (whether set as Master or Slave); it will work only if connected as a Slave on the primary IDE interface, which can be difficult due to normal IDE cable limited length, if there is one hard drive and a DVD drive.

In other cases it will work on the primary IDE interface with a stand-alone SATA hard drive, but only if set as a Slave although standing alone on that interface, and only if there is no other drive on the secondary interface; (normally one drive standing alone on an IDE interface must be set as Master). It seems that it will not work on a secondary IDE interface at all under any conditions.

So there are some unbelievable quirks and problems with this device which potential users need to be aware of. This is a great pity, since otherwise this would have been a well-conceived product, as it plugs directly into a SATA drive and needs no additional cables or power connection as some devices do.

The other thing I would suggest is that it needs some plastic insulation on the SATA side of the pcb to prevent it shorting out on the metal of a SATA device plugged into it, and it seems to be a good idea to use adhesive to secure the device on the drive, to prevent it falling out. I would suggest that any user does that when installing a new SATA drive with this device.

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Mr. R. B. Phillips

Works fine on most pcs but not all

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 May 2014

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I bought three of these to go with three new SATA DVD drives which I needed to put into some older pcs. All three were easy to install and worked fine. What more can I say : very good value for money, arrived promptly, thoroughly recommended.
A couple of extra comments
a) this does add about 1/2 ich extra depth to the drive so make sure you've got the space for it
b) the convertor board is only held by the SATA plug along one side so can be pushed against the back of the drive which could cause damage. Some insulating packing would be a good idea, I used some blobs of silicone rubber and let it set first.

Recently I tried to insall one of these in another pc, also Windows XP like the others but it refused to work and even stopped the pc from recognising another CD drive sharing the same PATA cable. And yes I do know about Master-Slave and yes I did try it on its own and no it's not the DVD drive - no matter what it wouldn't work on this pc. However it does still work fine on two other XP pcs so I've only down-rated it to 3 stars.

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ROBERT RASHBROOKE

I needed to fit a 3. 5 inch IDE ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 September 2017

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I needed to fit a 3.5 inch IDE hard drive to a SATA motherboard. Unfortunately this product, though it is for a 3.5 inch IDE fitting will only allow the fitting of a SATA drive to an IDE motherboard. Neither the signal nor power cables will accommodate any other connection arrangement.

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Duke

Inexpensive fix for IDE to SATA DVD writer

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 May 2015

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I bought this to be able to replace an IDE DVD writer for the more freely available SATA type. Worked fine, doesnt need a lot of space. Just push fit on SATA drive and on IDE lead in PC. Not the tightest fit but don't think it will work loose with the little vibration of the SATA drive.

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Matt Evans

Worked for me out of the box!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2020

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Ordered this to convert an old G4 iMac to take an SSD. Plugged in, and worked straight away. I dont have any negatives to say about this as its done exactly what I needed it to

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Paul G

PATA IDE to SATA Card Adapter Converter

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2014

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Allowed me to use a second SATA DVD writer.
Just plugged it into a spare IDE port and into my DVD Writer,
and of course the power connector - worked right away with
my Win 7 Ultimate - very good value!
Paul G

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 August 2015

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Tried to use but in end used a bridge unit from Turbosat.

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Compatible devices	DVD Player
Connector type	sata
Brand	buytra
Unit count	1.0 count

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