vic, I have a few places that might work for an IDE/sata converter for cheap 
(no need to toss those old HD's yet):

these are relatively cheap..

check here:
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=1006-0069-000B&cpc=SCH


On Saturday 21 October 2006 10:10, vodhner@cox.net wrote:
> I need some advice in a hurry, because I'm getting ready to spend some
> money on new hardware.
>
> My PC an Athlon mother board with EIDE disk ports.
>
> I am going to buy a video card, probably a big new hard disk, and maybe a
> monitor.  I have not bought new peripherals in a long time, and need advice
> on price and on Linux compatibility.
>
> VIDEO CARD:  I want something that will drive a monitor up to 1600 x 1200
> or so.  I want nice color and resolution, but I don't care much about
> speed:  I'm not a gamer.
>
> MONITOR:  Maybe my old video card killed my old 21 inch
> heater^H^H^H^H^H^Hmonitor, or maybe it was the new version of X I installed
> that failed to sync correctly, or maybe it just died of old age; or, maybe
> it will work with the new video card.  If I need to buy a new monitor, I'm
> ready to spend some bucks on it.  Again, nice visual quality and long life
> are important but speed is not.
>
> DISK:  It looks like all the new ones are SATA and Ultra ATA.  Are my
> three-year-old EIDE ports useless for the new disks?  I have slots
> available for a new interface card if needed, but how much will that cost
> and what do I need?  (I will still be running my 80 GB disk and a CDRW via
> EIDE.  The new disk will replace my 40 GB and 20 GB drives.)
>
> Any clues will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Vic
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