| Serial ATA controller to Ultra ATA Drive Adapter SD-SATA-IDE |
Also labeled as model SD-ADSAIDE-S1, the SD-SATA-IDE addresses most of the compatibility issues mentioned with the previous part: Its narrow enough to clear the power connector on every drive we tried, and functions stably with every optical drive (CD-ROM, etc), magnetic drive (HDD), and motherboard we tested, including the previously mentioned Asus P5B Deluxe-WiFi/AP Edition.
Of course wed like to show a photo that proves the superior fit of this doubly expensive (around $14) model:
A familiar Silicon Image SATALink chip is found under the translucent plastic cover, this controller from a company well regarded for both performance and compatibility.
SiSoft Sandra 2005 shows little to no performance loss using the SATA adapter, compared to the drives native interface.
The ATA100 to SATA adapters transfer graph (Blue) perfectly follows that of the drives native ATA100 interface (Red) in this HD Tach RW test.