Hard drives IDE Interface

[scotman]

Hi all

I am starting to convert and store old tape cassettes on my PC. I need another hard drive to make room for this.
I have just looked at PC World site and all they have appear to be SATA type. Is it possible to get IDE drives anywhere and, if it is, where is best place?

Thanks

[Buenchico]

You might want to consider using a SATA drive anyway, using a converter:
http://tinyurl.com/2fu2ofv

However there are still a few new IDE drives around, such as this one:
http://tinyurl.com/2fhsnnb

But any decent local independent computer store will probably have both new and secondhand IDE drives available.

Chris

[AlBags]

Just buy a new decent brand from eBay, like a WD 500 for instance .. about £45

[scotman]

Thanks for those replies.

[TTG]

Why not store them on external drive? Less trouble connecting it up.

[scotman]

Hi Chris

Am I correct in assuming that converter plugs into the motherboard and that I would need various cables etc as well.

I have located some IDE stuff in some other local shops so will look into those first.

Thanks for the input

[Buenchico]

I've never used one of those converters, Scotman, but I've certainly plugged in plenty of IDE drives.

Looking at the enlarged picture
http://ecx.images-ama...ges/I/51dceK-3DHL.jpg
seems to show the sockets for the usual IDE cables on the upper edge, with the SATA connections along the bottom edge.

So I assumer that you simply plug the converter into the SATA drive and then plug in the existing cables, inside your PC, onto the other side of the converter.

Chris

[MarkRae]

http://www.amazon.co....ard+drive+IDE&x=0&y=0

[scotman]

Thanks for all the suggestions.