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necrolop
10-21-2006, 10:08 PM
Id like to add 1 or 2 750GB drives to my HDTivo. In the situation that Id like to take these drives out in the future to use with a PC, I would like them to be SATA drives. Is it possible to use an SATA drive on a Tivo if I use an IDE adaptor. I dont see why not, other than a 2 drive setup may not be possible because I may not be able to set the adapters up as slave/master. Any insight? thanks
chrised
10-21-2006, 10:44 PM
I'm currently using this adapter to run a WD 500 SATA drive. I like the WD because its quieter and cooler than the seagates.

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16812206001

I've had it installed about a few weeks now. No problems so far.

I benchmarked it in my PC first, and found no difference in performance going through the adapter vs using my SATA (150) mobo connection.
rbautch
10-22-2006, 03:37 AM
Thanks for the link. I just picked up one of these.
dogbreath
10-22-2006, 09:13 AM
They are $6.00 on ebay plus $5.00 shipping.
necrolop
10-22-2006, 02:23 PM
Just be carefull of the direction. Most allow IDe devices on SATA ports, which isnt what we want here.

What Id like to figure out is how to arrange a slave drive with one of these adaptors.
chrised
10-22-2006, 03:43 PM
The adapter I provided a link for has a master-slave jumper on it. While I haven't tried it, it should allow you to buy two of these and use them both in the Tivo.

I've also seen a card that "plugs into the mobo and provides two SATA connections". Unfortunately, that appears to be too tall.

http://www.usb-ware.com/ide-sata-hard-drive-adapter-bridge.htm

Perhaps a creative individual could get a male to female IDE cable and then you could even arrange to get external SATA connector and use an external drive..
bozo8787
10-23-2006, 02:58 PM
I'm currently using this adapter to run a WD 500 SATA drive. I like the WD because its quieter and cooler than the seagates.

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16812206001

I've had it installed about a few weeks now. No problems so far.

I benchmarked it in my PC first, and found no difference in performance going through the adapter vs using my SATA (150) mobo connection.

Here's one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812156011&ATT=12-156-011&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r) my brother bought for to upgrade the size of his hdd in his modded xbox.

Do you guys think these two are essentially the same? Or perhaps somehow differ?
chrised
10-25-2006, 12:59 AM
Here's one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812156011&ATT=12-156-011&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r) my brother bought for to upgrade the size of his hdd in his modded xbox.

Do you guys think these two are essentially the same? Or perhaps somehow differ?

Looks like they might use the same chip. I'd agree they're essentially the same.