<div dir="ltr">the actual physical interface is irrelevant (SATA vs PATA), just what version ATA the controller supports. so there's a good possibility your adapter will work.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Derek Atkins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:derek@ihtfp.com" target="_blank">derek@ihtfp.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Sorry, no, I have not used this myself.<br>
I dont think I have any systems with PATA drives left in production so I<br>
haven't had a need to access PATA drives.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
-derek<br>
</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
On Wed, January 7, 2015 9:46 am, Pete Hardie wrote:<br>
> Paul Cartwright mentioned a similar one. Have you used this type with<br>
> success?<br>
><br>
> I'm not looking for continual access, so slow USB 2.0 is fine - once I've<br>
> imaged the drive, it goes in the Replay and is running on an IDE<br>
> controller<br>
> directly.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Derek Atkins <<a href="mailto:derek@ihtfp.com">derek@ihtfp.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Does it specifically need to be a PATA to SATA adapter?<br>
>> Could you use a PATA to USB adapter?<br>
>> Maybe something like:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Adapter-Converter-Optical-External/dp/B002OV1VJW" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Adapter-Converter-Optical-External/dp/B002OV1VJW</a><br>
>><br>
>> It's $10 from Amazon with Prime shipping. Granted, it's only USB2, not<br>
>> USB3.<br>
>><br>
>> -derek<br>
>><br>
>> On Wed, January 7, 2015 9:23 am, Pete Hardie wrote:<br>
>> > I doubt I can fit the adapter into the ReplayTV case, so I'm looking<br>
>> at<br>
>> > the<br>
>> > adapter more to allow me to load the PATA drive from my more modern<br>
>> > systems<br>
>> > that<br>
>> > have SATA controllers<br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Boris Borisov <<a href="mailto:bugyatl@gmail.com">bugyatl@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>> >> Is PATA to SATA will give you significant speed increase or just<br>
>> >> convinience of using HDD that are more common today?<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Pete Hardie <<a href="mailto:pete.hardie@gmail.com">pete.hardie@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> >> wrote:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >>> Anyone had experience with such a device? I have to replace a drive<br>
>> on<br>
>> >>> my ReplayTV box, which uses IDE<br>
>> >>> drives only, and while I have an old desktop which still uses PATA,<br>
>> I<br>
>> >>> will probably forget this fact and toss it out at siome point.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> What I need to be able to do is load the IDE drive via dd, and if<br>
>> the<br>
>> >>> SATA:PATA adapter allows that as if the drive be controlled via a<br>
>> >>> PATA/IDE<br>
>> >>> interface, I will get one.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> TIA for any info/advice<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> --<br>
>> >>> Pete Hardie<br>
>> >>> --------<br>
>> >>> Better Living Through Bitmaps<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> _______________________________________________<br>
>> >>> Ale mailing list<br>
>> >>> <a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org">Ale@ale.org</a><br>
>> >>> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>
>> >>> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>
>> >>> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> _______________________________________________<br>
>> >> Ale mailing list<br>
>> >> <a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org">Ale@ale.org</a><br>
>> >> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>
>> >> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>
>> >> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > --<br>
>> > Pete Hardie<br>
>> > --------<br>
>> > Better Living Through Bitmaps<br>
>> > _______________________________________________<br>
>> > Ale mailing list<br>
>> > <a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org">Ale@ale.org</a><br>
>> > <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>
>> > See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>
>> > <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Derek Atkins <a href="tel:617-623-3745" value="+16176233745">617-623-3745</a><br>
>> <a href="mailto:derek@ihtfp.com">derek@ihtfp.com</a> <a href="http://www.ihtfp.com" target="_blank">www.ihtfp.com</a><br>
>> Computer and Internet Security Consultant<br>
>><br>
>> _______________________________________________<br>
>> Ale mailing list<br>
>> <a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org">Ale@ale.org</a><br>
>> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>
>> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>
>> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br>
>><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Pete Hardie<br>
> --------<br>
> Better Living Through Bitmaps<br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
> Ale mailing list<br>
> <a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org">Ale@ale.org</a><br>
> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>
> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>
> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br>
><br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
Derek Atkins <a href="tel:617-623-3745" value="+16176233745">617-623-3745</a><br>
<a href="mailto:derek@ihtfp.com">derek@ihtfp.com</a> <a href="http://www.ihtfp.com" target="_blank">www.ihtfp.com</a><br>
Computer and Internet Security Consultant<br>
<br>
_______________________________________________<br>
Ale mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org">Ale@ale.org</a><br>
<a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>
See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>
<a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>