Xbox Compatible Sata adapters

So with the original Xbox, what sata to pata adapters work?

Is it all to do with the controller on the adapter, do any have drive select jumper (master/slave/single)?

Do ata passwords on sata disks work for softmod consoles?

thanks

 

wish i knew as you've helped me a lot since i've been on Assembler

good luck in your quest mate , others will be with you shortly with some knowledge on this

 

Also interested in this answer

 

The Startech.com one (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EOJNGC2/) works great on my softmodded 1.6 with a 2.5" SATA drive. It does have select jumpers but I have no idea about ATA passwords on it.

Hope this helps!

 

I would also recommend the StarTech adapter AlucardRD linked to. I've had good experiences with those.
I've also used these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/370359160846 - these ones are ok but lead to longer boot times in many cases. They still work, it just takes longer to boot up the console with these.

Jumpers: I've never messed with them. They'll probably be set to master by default. Each adapter may have a different way of doing it so see manual (or guess).

ATA passwords: yes. In all the adapters I've used, ATA passwords can be read/written through an adapter just fine. Works fine with softmods.

P.s. use an 80-wire IDE cable (as opposed to 40-wire). Avoid super long IDE cables. IDE cables can be up to 36" but I've had issues with cables longer than ~26"

 

Lemme just quote myself here, from over in the other thread about the same thing.

Iirc this one has a M/S jumper - that I didn't have to touch to make it work; I think it was on master. Can't help you with the password issue, but afaik that'd be a disk thing anyways, nothing to do with the adapter.

 

Can someone be kind as to upload a pic of the StarTech controller plz fren

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EOJNGC2 has pictures of it.

 

There's pics in the amazon link a few posts back by alucard. Just noticed this one is a little different than the one I always use. The one I use has a 4 pin molex power connector on it, but that one is very similar, it just has the power connecting to it a little differently.

 

cool
Now to make some custom IDC cables