Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Toni Wilen
2.5" -> 3.5" IDE adapters work 100%.
|
btw, some really old drives can have firmware bugs. If bios fail to detect the drive with 2.5"->3.5" adapter, try forcing transfer mode to PIO1 or PIO0.
Perhaps most USB adapters require DMA? Most old and small IDE drives are PIO-only (or had buggy DMA support) This could explain USB problems.