Mini ITX: IDE to SATA Adaptor

[D_Harris]

I have a Via Epia M10000 motherboard and want to use it in a Mini ITX case that has a SATA power supply and SATA hard drive.

Via EPIA M10000 mini-itx motherboard [BlowOut]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a SATA converter/adaptor to use?

I have one that plugs into the IDE connector, but it is too tall for the case. I have another that plugs into the PCI slot, but it is also too large for the case

Thanks.

Darren

[Mr. Chris]

Unless you can find a half-height card made for a small case, there isn't much you can do. Even then, make sure it does NOT have a VIA chipset on it. Trust me on that one.

Oh, wait, how about a USB enclosure for the SATA drive? I have one I use for doing backups. Now, I'm not sure of the boot options with that board (I'm presuming you want to boot from that drive) so you may have to experiment some.

The enclosure I bought cost me about $25USD, cables and power supply included.

[D_Harris]

The following is the plan.

The 150W power supply(FSP150-50GLT) has two SATA power connectors in-line. And will power a single hard drive and a single DVD burner. (I haven't figured out if the card reader will work in place of a floppy drive).

A) Western Digital SATA: WD5000AAKX
B) LG 22X DVD Burner SATA: GH22LS50
C) Card Reader

I just need a quality converter that will allow all the SATA items above to be used with my IDE motherboard. Something like this:
PATA IDE To SATA Serial ATA Converter Adapter Card HDD | eBay (But preferably not from China).

Then the only question left would be is there an adaptor for allowing a card reader with a 10-Pin(9-Pin) connector to take the place of a floppy drive. (The 4-Pin and the FDD connector are not compatible with the card reader).
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...CardReader.jpg

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.