Adapter question

[bruinator]

Can someone who knows better than I if this mobo has sata data ports (connectors)? Mobo is a d945gtp. I do not believe my power supply has the type of connector for sata data ports.

Could I get a ide connector off the ribbon and use an adapter so it will convert IDE to sata for data?

thx

[DKT27]

Yes it does, 4 of them.

Four Serial ATA
One IDE interface

Serial ATA means SATA. Should work fine.

[davmil]

Appears to be an Intel D945G MBoard, yes? See:

http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/dsktpboards/d945gtp

http://downloadmirror.intel.com/15171/eng/D945GTP_TechProdSpec.pdf


Quick scan reveals both IDE & 4 SATA connectors (the older type, but compatible).

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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification
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1.5.3 IDE Support
The board provides five IDE interface connectors:
• One parallel ATA IDE connector that supports two devices
• Four serial ATA IDE connectors that support one device per connector
1.5.3.1 Parallel ATE IDE Interface
The ICH7’s Parallel ATA IDE controller has one bus-mastering Parallel ATA IDE interface. The
Parallel ATA IDE interface supports the following modes:
• Programmed I/O (PIO): processor controls data transfer.
• 8237-style DMA: DMA offloads the processor, supporting transfer rates of up to 16 MB/sec.
• Ultra DMA: DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates
of up to 33 MB/sec.
• ATA-66: DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of
up to 66 MB/sec. ATA-66 protocol is similar to Ultra DMA and is device driver compatible.
• ATA-100: DMA protocol on IDE bus allows host and target throttling. The ICH7’s ATA-100
logic can achieve read transfer rates up to 100 MB/sec and write transfer rates up to 88 MB/sec.
? NOTE
ATA-66 and ATA-100 are faster timings and require a specialized cable to reduce reflections,
noise, and inductive coupling.
The Parallel ATA IDE interface also supports ATAPI devices (such as CD-ROM drives) and ATA
devices using the transfer modes.
The BIOS supports Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and Extended Cylinder Head Sector (ECHS)
translation modes. The drive reports the transfer rate and translation mode to the BIOS.
For information about Refer to
The location of the Parallel ATA IDE connector Figure 20, page 56
1.5.3.2 Serial ATA Interfaces
The ICH7’s Serial ATA controller offers four independent Serial ATA ports with a theoretical
maximum transfer rate of 3 Gbits/sec per port. One device can be installed on each port for a
maximum of four Serial ATA devices. A point-to-point interface is used for host to device
connections, unlike Parallel ATA IDE which supports a master/slave configuration and two devices
per channel.
For compatibility, the underlying Serial ATA functionality is transparent to the operating system.
The Serial ATA controller can operate in both legacy and native modes. In legacy mode, standard
IDE I/O and IRQ resources are assigned (IRQ 14 and 15). In Native mode, standard PCI
Conventional bus resource steering is used. Native mode is the preferred mode for configurations
using the Windows* XP and Windows 2000 operating systems.
Product Description
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? NOTE
Many Serial ATA drives use new low-voltage power connectors and require adaptors or power
supplies equipped with low-voltage power connectors.
For more information, see: http://www.serialata.org/
For information about Refer to
The location of the Serial ATA IDE connectors Figure 20, page 56

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For the power connection(s), simple convertors are available @ any computer retailer (Frys/Best Buy/Microcenter, etc.) They're not at all expensive. Ask around your techhead buddies, most geeks have some laying around in their "Frankenstein box"(my term for my misc. spare parts box).