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Some PATA/SATA converters are bi-directional, while others are uni-directional. If yours is uni-directional, you need to ensure it is for a PATA device on a SATA channel.<BR>
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I believe it has to support ATAPI in order to work with a CD/DVD.<BR>
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Gary Nelson<BR>
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On Mon, 2011-10-03 at 21:00 -0500, Jason Hsu wrote:
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The IDE CD drive worked OK in another computer.
On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:44:03 -0500
"Mr. B-o-B" <<A HREF="mailto:mr.chew.baka@gmail.com">mr.chew.baka@gmail.com</A>> wrote:
> On 10/3/2011 7:40 PM, Jason Hsu cried from the depths of the abyss:
> > Unfortunately, something isn't working,
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> Perhaps that antique ide cd-rom drive is the problem, and not the
> adapter. Contact me off-list & I will give you a pile of ide
> cd/dvd-roms & or burners. I also can throw in a handful
> dvd-rom/dvd-bruners as well.
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