Best Storage Controllers for Sata

i was able to transfer my data from my old computer's ide drive to my new computer using it's sata interface.

i attached it to my older western digital ide hard drive, plugged it into the second sata slot on the motherboard, and poof, nothing.

their support is terrible with responses like: 1) it should work; it is 100% compatible with an sata interface and 2) we don't know why it does not work...sorry.

my new dell 530 had only sata power plugs to support the 4 possible sata drives.

i had this 250 gb sata drive in a winxp system and recently moved it to a linux file server.

if you are buying this adapter to put a large, modern sata drive in an older computer, you will probably be disappointed.

purchased the addonics sata/ide adaptor.

the connection to the sata card do not connect firmley.

to buy this unless you do need the "port-multiplier aware" function (which i do) since there are other cards like this at half the price if you just need a straightforward sata jack on your laptop.

i originally bought this with the sonnet fusion 500p 5bay sata enclosure back in july 2007.

i will say, however, that i don't see a need to buy this unless you do need the "port-multiplier aware" function (which i do) since there are other cards like this at half the price if you just need

the sata card is fast.