IDE Drive To SATA Board Question

My SATA board does not have any IDE connections, so I guess I'll need some kind of adapter, but will adding an IDE drive to an SATA board slow the computer down?

I plan to use the IDE drive for storage, only.

 

Look here. http://www.newegg.com/Hard-Drive-Adapters/SubCategory/ID-3022?Tid=19438&Tpk=sata to ide adapter

 

Internal or external drive, 3.5" or 2.5" drive. Are you going to use for backup. If so maybe try a hard drive enclosure.

 

Western Digital internal 3.5" EIDE 7200 rpm harddrive.

What's the advantage of using a HD enclosure instead of using an available HD slot in my computer?

 

I use WD My Passport external HD Drives on both of my HP Notebooks. The one listed in my system specs I remove the external HD when I swap out the WD 1TB Internal HDD with win 7 Ultimate 64 bit installed on it with a WD 750GB Internal HDD with win 8.1 Pro installed on it. My desktop has second WD HDD installed internally on it that I use for my diagnostics tools. No advantage at all unless it's going to be installed into a desktop. The only advantage with WD My Passport External HDDs is easier to transport when I bring my notebook with me. I'd go for the internal installation route. The link I posted is just for you to see what the SATA to IDE adapters are going for price wise. Hope this helps.

 

Simply "adding" a IDE drive will not slow down a computer. But if you are an impatient man, understand any programs or files you install or save to the IDE (PATA) drive may take a couple extra milliseconds to load.

I personally don't like using enclosures - especially if they rely on USB so if me, and I wanted to keep using an old IDE drive, I would use a PCI to IDE Controller card or, if I had a spare PCIe slot, a PCIe to IDE Controller card.

 

Talk about cheap! (with free shipping to boot)

http://www.amazon.com/IDE-SATA-Adapter/dp/B000RK89M4

User reviews are not so good though.

I take it that this unit fits on the back of an IDE harddrive, although it appears that you will need a power connector for both the adapter and the HD.