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  • Per Hansson
    Super Moderator
    • Jul 2005
    • 5895
    • Sweden
    #1

    SATA > IDE converter?

    No, the arrow is not reversed, I need a SATA to IDE converter, because I want to to do a crazy project, connect a Gigabyte i-RAM drive to a Dreambox DM7000 satellite receiver

    And the reason is that I have run out of memory on it, it only has 30MB RAM and I'm right now having to do swapping on a USB 1.1 memory stick, not the fastest operation as you might imagine... It also has the problem that flash based devices have a limited number of writes they can handle, and we are not talking about years to use them up but days... (when used like this as a swapfile that is)

    So, the Dreambox has a IDE interface, it also has a NIC interface but I do not wanna go that route because it does not do proper checks to see if the mount is alive before using it; thus hardlocking if the remote machine is not available...

    Just FYI the i-RAM only uses it's PCI interface to get power, nothing else... So I'm gonna desolder a PCI slot from a dead mobo and then connect 5v at the proper places to drive it...

    Of course the idea is crazy and I could just use less mods on the Dreambox or get a DM7025 (has 128mb RAM) but where would the fun be in that
    "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."
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    • toastygoodness
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Jul 2005
      • 813
      • United States
      #2
      Re: SATA > IDE converter?

      Where did you get that i-RAM drive? I've been looking all over the web for one and can't find a store that sells it!

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        • gonzo0815
          Badcaps Legend
          • Feb 2006
          • 1600
          #3
          Re: SATA > IDE converter?

          Yes this i-ram is a very interesting thing for us hw freaks.
          But unfortunately i haven`t seen a reverse adaptor in the way your looking for. Probably this isnt`t even existant.
          The only thing i have is the normal IDE HDD >SATA adaptor and thopse usb sata kables. But if those devices are only some media hubs and the commands are the same (as far as i know there is now differenz on the instruction set between IDE and SATA), those adaptors could be working in the other direction too. But i doubth that my bad guess could be real.

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            • Per Hansson
              Super Moderator
              • Jul 2005
              • 5895
              • Sweden
              #4
              Re: SATA > IDE converter?

              gonzo; yea, I had the same thought as you... That they can work in reverse, however my only SATA drive is a Raptor 150GB and I'm not gonna risk setting it on fire

              toastygoodness; I have not bought it yet, however if I buy it it will be from eBay, they go for great prices there and shipping worldwide... just search for i-ram...

              I did some more research and saw that this i-RAM does not support Reg ECC memory, got a bit bummed by that since I have 2G's just laying around...

              So I did a fun test; put it in my Epox 9NDA3+ that does not have a single mention in it's manual about ECC, it worked just fine, passed memtest86+ 4 times and has been up for 24 hours now... I find it odd since the only difference between the Socket 940 and 939 CPU's was that the 939 would not require Registered memory; like the 940 pin CPU's does... Oh well, live and learn I guess
              "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                • Per Hansson
                  Super Moderator
                  • Jul 2005
                  • 5895
                  • Sweden
                  #5
                  Re: SATA > IDE converter?

                  Two links for your reading pleasure

                  http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ame=GC-RAMDISK

                  http://www.anandtech.com/storage/sho...spx?i=2480&p=1
                  "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                    • toastygoodness
                      Badcaps Veteran
                      • Jul 2005
                      • 813
                      • United States
                      #6
                      Re: SATA > IDE converter?

                      Thanks, Per. I found a few links on eBay.

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                        • Per Hansson
                          Super Moderator
                          • Jul 2005
                          • 5895
                          • Sweden
                          #7
                          Re: SATA > IDE converter?

                          Found it for 120$ here...

                          http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-RAMDISK

                          found the linkeh on storagereview...
                          "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                            • arneson
                              Badcaps Legend
                              • Sep 2005
                              • 1267
                              #8
                              Re: SATA > IDE converter?

                              http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/s...productID=2381

                              PCI to IDE, common device may be reverse engineered.
                              These guys also offer a PCI to PCMCIA card that's interesting.
                              Just for FYI.
                              Jim

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                                • arneson
                                  Badcaps Legend
                                  • Sep 2005
                                  • 1267
                                  #9
                                  Re: SATA > IDE converter?

                                  http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/s...productID=4668

                                  This may be more appropriate.
                                  Jim

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                                    • Per Hansson
                                      Super Moderator
                                      • Jul 2005
                                      • 5895
                                      • Sweden
                                      #10
                                      Re: SATA > IDE converter?

                                      I already have 2x IDE > SATA converters...

                                      I do not have any SATA harddrive I am willing to test them on though, it could go very wrong...
                                      "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                                        • gonzo0815
                                          Badcaps Legend
                                          • Feb 2006
                                          • 1600
                                          #11
                                          Re: SATA > IDE converter?

                                          I have just got the new Cornad elektronik katalog, one of Germanies bigger elektronic component sellers, and guess what i have senn there? yes an retail Sata> IDE converter. It is sligthly more expensive than the Ide> Sata convertes, but with 29€ i think it is reasonable.

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