Solve : connect sata hdd to ide motherboard?

1.	Solve : connect sata hdd to ide motherboard?
Answer» hi ,,i bought a new hdd , 200 gig sata,, i also bought a connecter PLUG that fits into mother board (mother board is ide) and sata LEAD plugs into it also ,,this is supposed to allow me to run new hdd,, but computer says no hdd,, to i have to go into bios to change things?? thanxian: If your computer's BIOS is too old it may not support a hard drive that large. Check the documentation at the motherboard manufacturer's website to see how large a hard drive it will support. If it will not support one that large, you may be able to download and install a flash BIOS update. Just be careful when you install it, because doing it incorrectly could make the motherboard unusable. Best regards, DocMore information needed. Quote hi ,,i bought a new hdd , 200 gig sata,, i also bought a connecter plug that fits into mother board (mother board is ide) and sata lead plugs into it also ,,this is supposed to allow me to run new hdd,, but computer says no hdd,, to i have to go into bios to change things?? thanx I HOPE you get this to work. If we knew which motherboard, and hard drive, etc. that could be helpful. Any particular reason you didn't stick with IDE as you knew your setup would handle that?? hi, thanx for reply,, its a MICRO ATXform factor mainboard put out by data excel , about 6 year old,, i'm trying to connect a samsung serial ATA 200 gig hdd model sp2004c i have a p4 mother board i am eventually use,,and when this hdd was OFFERED i took it,,Your MB preceded SATA drives by about 4+ years. I have doubts you will get it to work satisfactorily. Especially if it cannot be seen by the BIOS.Does it not have a SATA connector?Have you checked the manufacturer's website to see if your size and type of HDD is supported?

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hi ,,i bought a new hdd , 200 gig sata,, i also bought a connecter PLUG that fits into mother board (mother board is ide) and sata LEAD plugs into it also ,,this is supposed to allow me to run new hdd,, but computer says no hdd,, to i have to go into bios to change things?? thanxian:

If your computer's BIOS is too old it may not support a hard drive that large. Check the documentation at the motherboard manufacturer's website to see how large a hard drive it will support.

If it will not support one that large, you may be able to download and install a flash BIOS update. Just be careful when you install it, because doing it incorrectly could make the motherboard unusable.

Best regards,
DocMore information needed. Quote

hi ,,i bought a new hdd , 200 gig sata,, i also bought a connecter plug that fits into mother board (mother board is ide) and sata lead plugs into it also ,,this is supposed to allow me to run new hdd,, but computer says no hdd,, to i have to go into bios to change things?? thanx

I HOPE you get this to work. If we knew which motherboard, and hard drive, etc. that could be helpful. Any particular reason you didn't stick with IDE as you knew your setup would handle that?? hi, thanx for reply,,
its a MICRO ATXform factor mainboard put out by data excel , about 6 year old,,

i'm trying to connect a samsung serial ATA 200 gig hdd
model sp2004c

i have a p4 mother board i am eventually use,,and when this hdd was OFFERED i took it,,Your MB preceded SATA drives by about 4+ years. I have doubts you will get it to work satisfactorily. Especially if it cannot be seen by the BIOS.Does it not have a SATA connector?Have you checked the manufacturer's website to see if your size and type of HDD is supported?

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