[mythtvnz] Sata to IDE adaptor for myth box

[criggie]

Nick & Ann Read wrote:
> So, after doing major recovery jobs on my HDD three times in a month, 
> I'm starting to get the hint that its dying (3yr old IDE 200GB Seagate). 
> I'm still running an SD (Intel P3) combined FE/BE with an IDE 
> motherboard, and don't have the cash (or time) right now to do any major 
> upgrades. Looking at prices, SATA is a lot cheaper and generally more 
> future proof, so I thought to get a SATA drive and an adaptor like this:
> 
> http://www.pcpacific.net/product_info.php?products_id=5458&osCsid=1afaa60e8f71178f074f6334212366a8 
> <http://www.pcpacific.net/product_info.php?products_id=5458&osCsid=1afaa60e8f71178f074f6334212366a8>
> 
> Has anyone tried this before? Good/bad experience?

Yes - I have the opposite... a PATA IDE controller in a machine with 
lots of spare unused SATA ports.  I don't boot off mine but it works fine.

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