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greg544

M¢25 Funded By Mahalo ? | October 16, 2009 05:32 PM

Can I put a SATA hard drive in a IDE computer?

I have a Dell 4550 built in 2002. I need to put a SATA hard drive in it. The original HD is IDE. Can I put in a SATA drive? Can I just buy some kind of cable adapter, or it is more complicated than that?

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worldflavo...

October 16, 2009 06:41 PM

Yes.

You need an IDE to SATA converter.

You can find one here for $6.99

http://www.dinodirect.com/IDE-SATA-Converter/AFFID-8.html?gclid=CJvylZWbwp0CFQYMDQodk0LBrg
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http://www.dinodirect.com/IDE-SATA-Converter/AFFID-8.html?gclid=CJvylZWbwp0...

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