yuo originally said that there was connector that looked like an IDE
connector!!

why didn't you ask Gateway, if there is a IDE connector on MB?

wonder why it wasn' t mentioned when you ordered the IDE drive???

did cicuit city look at your computer?

what is model of gateway computer?

"gregf@kcls.org" wrote:

> I've figured it out now. The MB doesn't even have a IDE plug. I need to
> go with an SATA drive. I assumed the folks at Curcit City would have
> known this.
>
>
> Dixonian69 wrote:
> > probably!
> >
> > check with your local computer stores!!
> >
> > dbl stack if needed. put several in series.
> >
> > "gregf@kcls.org" wrote:
> >
> > > Well this just isn't working. The cable they gave me was for a IDE to
> > > an SATA power connector, I need just the opposite. The don't have such
> > > a thing, so I guess I need to get a "Y" splitter as he called it, but
> > > those are still only about 4 inches long, I need it to be at least 10
> > > inches. The IDE power cables, which there are 3 connectors for, have
> > > the 3 connectors all close together so there is not enough slack to go
> > > from the 2 CD drives to the bottom of the case where the HD will be. Is
> > > there such thing as a 10 inch extension for this?
> > >
> > >
> > > gregf@kcls.org wrote:
> > > > Because I knew, or rather -thought- that I could install it myself,
> > > > since I've installed HDs before, but I guess I've only heard of SATA
> > > > and really had little idea of what that was.
> > >
> > >
>
>

I assumed there would be an IDE connector, and I think the sales person
thought so too. There is one that looks similar, but it's a few pins
short.


Dixonian69 wrote:
> yuo originally said that there was connector that looked like an IDE
> connector!!
>
> why didn't you ask Gateway, if there is a IDE connector on MB?
>
> wonder why it wasn' t mentioned when you ordered the IDE drive???
>
> did cicuit city look at your computer?
>
> what is model of gateway computer?
>
> "gregf@kcls.org" wrote:
>
> > I've figured it out now. The MB doesn't even have a IDE plug. I need to
> > go with an SATA drive. I assumed the folks at Curcit City would have
> > known this.
> >
> >
> > Dixonian69 wrote:
> > > probably!
> > >
> > > check with your local computer stores!!
> > >
> > > dbl stack if needed. put several in series.
> > >
> > > "gregf@kcls.org" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Well this just isn't working. The cable they gave me was for a IDE to
> > > > an SATA power connector, I need just the opposite. The don't have such
> > > > a thing, so I guess I need to get a "Y" splitter as he called it, but
> > > > those are still only about 4 inches long, I need it to be at least 10
> > > > inches. The IDE power cables, which there are 3 connectors for, have
> > > > the 3 connectors all close together so there is not enough slack to go
> > > > from the 2 CD drives to the bottom of the case where the HD will be. Is
> > > > there such thing as a 10 inch extension for this?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > gregf@kcls.org wrote:
> > > > > Because I knew, or rather -thought- that I could install it myself,
> > > > > since I've installed HDs before, but I guess I've only heard of SATA
> > > > > and really had little idea of what that was.
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >

so did you figure it out??

A SATA connector is a lot different than an IDE connector!!

Did yuo get an IDE ribbon cable with IDE drive?
obviously, won't fit into SATA connection on MB!!

"gregf@kcls.org" wrote:

> I assumed there would be an IDE connector, and I think the sales person
> thought so too. There is one that looks similar, but it's a few pins
> short.
>
>
> Dixonian69 wrote:
> > yuo originally said that there was connector that looked like an IDE
> > connector!!
> >
> > why didn't you ask Gateway, if there is a IDE connector on MB?
> >
> > wonder why it wasn' t mentioned when you ordered the IDE drive???
> >
> > did cicuit city look at your computer?
> >
> > what is model of gateway computer?
> >
> > "gregf@kcls.org" wrote:
> >
> > > I've figured it out now. The MB doesn't even have a IDE plug. I need to
> > > go with an SATA drive. I assumed the folks at Curcit City would have
> > > known this.
> > >
> > >
> > > Dixonian69 wrote:
> > > > probably!
> > > >
> > > > check with your local computer stores!!
> > > >
> > > > dbl stack if needed. put several in series.
> > > >
> > > > "gregf@kcls.org" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Well this just isn't working. The cable they gave me was for a IDE to
> > > > > an SATA power connector, I need just the opposite. The don't have such
> > > > > a thing, so I guess I need to get a "Y" splitter as he called it, but
> > > > > those are still only about 4 inches long, I need it to be at least 10
> > > > > inches. The IDE power cables, which there are 3 connectors for, have
> > > > > the 3 connectors all close together so there is not enough slack to go
> > > > > from the 2 CD drives to the bottom of the case where the HD will be. Is
> > > > > there such thing as a 10 inch extension for this?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > gregf@kcls.org wrote:
> > > > > > Because I knew, or rather -thought- that I could install it myself,
> > > > > > since I've installed HDs before, but I guess I've only heard of SATA
> > > > > > and really had little idea of what that was.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
>
>

haaaaaa yes 'ass u em' never.... the old floppy drive connector looked a
lot like a pata connector...


<gregf@kcls.org> wrote in message
news:1134778164.116685.218730@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>I assumed there would be an IDE connector, and I think the sales person
> thought so too. There is one that looks similar, but it's a few pins
> short.
>
>
> Dixonian69 wrote:
>> yuo originally said that there was connector that looked like an IDE
>> connector!!
>>
>> why didn't you ask Gateway, if there is a IDE connector on MB?
>>
>> wonder why it wasn' t mentioned when you ordered the IDE drive???
>>
>> did cicuit city look at your computer?
>>
>> what is model of gateway computer?
>>
>> "gregf@kcls.org" wrote:
>>
>> > I've figured it out now. The MB doesn't even have a IDE plug. I need to
>> > go with an SATA drive. I assumed the folks at Curcit City would have
>> > known this.
>> >
>> >
>> > Dixonian69 wrote:
>> > > probably!
>> > >
>> > > check with your local computer stores!!
>> > >
>> > > dbl stack if needed. put several in series.
>> > >
>> > > "gregf@kcls.org" wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Well this just isn't working. The cable they gave me was for a IDE
>> > > > to
>> > > > an SATA power connector, I need just the opposite. The don't have
>> > > > such
>> > > > a thing, so I guess I need to get a "Y" splitter as he called it,
>> > > > but
>> > > > those are still only about 4 inches long, I need it to be at least
>> > > > 10
>> > > > inches. The IDE power cables, which there are 3 connectors for,
>> > > > have
>> > > > the 3 connectors all close together so there is not enough slack to
>> > > > go
>> > > > from the 2 CD drives to the bottom of the case where the HD will
>> > > > be. Is
>> > > > there such thing as a 10 inch extension for this?
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > gregf@kcls.org wrote:
>> > > > > Because I knew, or rather -thought- that I could install it
>> > > > > myself,
>> > > > > since I've installed HDs before, but I guess I've only heard of
>> > > > > SATA
>> > > > > and really had little idea of what that was.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> >
>> >
>

I did figure it out, the MB has no IDE drive connector, so I got my
money back, and will eventually buy a second SATA HD. Didn't get one
yet cause they only had a 200GB one and I want a 250, plus I realized I
can get them cheaper than what that store had them for.


jb wrote:
> haaaaaa yes 'ass u em' never.... the old floppy drive connector looked a
> lot like a pata connector...
>
>
> <gregf@kcls.org> wrote in message
> news:1134778164.116685.218730@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> >I assumed there would be an IDE connector, and I think the sales person
> > thought so too. There is one that looks similar, but it's a few pins
> > short.
> >
> >
> > Dixonian69 wrote:
> >> yuo originally said that there was connector that looked like an IDE
> >> connector!!
> >>
> >> why didn't you ask Gateway, if there is a IDE connector on MB?
> >>
> >> wonder why it wasn' t mentioned when you ordered the IDE drive???
> >>
> >> did cicuit city look at your computer?
> >>
> >> what is model of gateway computer?
> >>
> >> "gregf@kcls.org" wrote:
> >>
> >> > I've figured it out now. The MB doesn't even have a IDE plug. I need to
> >> > go with an SATA drive. I assumed the folks at Curcit City would have
> >> > known this.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Dixonian69 wrote:
> >> > > probably!
> >> > >
> >> > > check with your local computer stores!!
> >> > >
> >> > > dbl stack if needed. put several in series.
> >> > >
> >> > > "gregf@kcls.org" wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Well this just isn't working. The cable they gave me was for a IDE
> >> > > > to
> >> > > > an SATA power connector, I need just the opposite. The don't have
> >> > > > such
> >> > > > a thing, so I guess I need to get a "Y" splitter as he called it,
> >> > > > but
> >> > > > those are still only about 4 inches long, I need it to be at least
> >> > > > 10
> >> > > > inches. The IDE power cables, which there are 3 connectors for,
> >> > > > have
> >> > > > the 3 connectors all close together so there is not enough slack to
> >> > > > go
> >> > > > from the 2 CD drives to the bottom of the case where the HD will
> >> > > > be. Is
> >> > > > there such thing as a 10 inch extension for this?
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > gregf@kcls.org wrote:
> >> > > > > Because I knew, or rather -thought- that I could install it
> >> > > > > myself,
> >> > > > > since I've installed HDs before, but I guess I've only heard of
> >> > > > > SATA
> >> > > > > and really had little idea of what that was.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >