Thread: IDE adapter: 40F -> 44M

Sorry, I don't know of a reverse one. Why do you need something like this? Maybe a solution can be found with cabling?

Both mobo and hdd uses 44pin and I need to connect the slim cd to the whole set. Maybe there is a 50 PIN JAE CD/DVD-Rom to 44-pin IDE adapter?

Ah, I see. Well, try these:

slim cd to 44pin:
http://www.mini-box.com/Slim-Cd-ROM-...er?category=18

IDE cable connecting a 44pin and a 40pin to a 40pin on the mobo:
http://www.logicsupply.com/product_i...roducts_id/123


btw, a 44pin cable is, at best, ATA33, which means you might not be able to get the bandwidth you need if it's a DVDROM

Originally Posted by psyrex

slim cd to 44pin:
http://www.mini-box.com/Slim-Cd-ROM-...er?category=18

That's what I was looking for... Thanks.

Originally Posted by psyrex

btw, a 44pin cable is, at best, ATA33, which means you might not be able to get the bandwidth you need if it's a DVDROM

hmmm... how about usb 2.0 (which I would like to avoid) or sata?

Both of that should work. I too didn't want anymore USB and settled with firewire for the DVDROM.

BTW, I did a quick search for sata, and this is the only one I found for 10 seconds of searching:
http://dfwdepot.com/dvd-ram/index.ph...roducts_id=147
it's kinda big.

Originally Posted by maloosheck

Both mobo and hdd uses 44pin and I need to connect the slim cd to the whole set. Maybe there is a 50 PIN JAE CD/DVD-Rom to 44-pin IDE adapter?

Just FYI, you could plug a 40M - 44F adapter into the motherboard, get another 40M - 44F adapter to plug into the HD, and then use a 40-pin cable. I've done this before, and the adapters do work 'backwards'.

Originally Posted by psyrex

btw, a 44pin cable is, at best, ATA33, which means you might not be able to get the bandwidth you need if it's a DVDROM

What do you mean? ATA33 is more than suffient for DVD playback. I think even DVD burning can be done at a fair speed, so long as you have DMA enabled.