intel to kill pata

"Nate Edel" wrote in message ...
Eric Gisin wrote:
Yup, Intel's ICH8 removes PATA, just 6 SATA channels.
The problem is almost nobody has SATA CD/DVD drives.

$15 or so gets you a SATA to PATA bridge; they run quite nicely.

Everyone but Intel/Apple is going to put a $2 SiI/ITU PCI IDE chip onboard.

I sure hope SATA DVD drives are widely available by then, though.

Eric Gisin wrote:
"Nate Edel" wrote in message ...
Eric Gisin wrote:
Yup, Intel's ICH8 removes PATA, just 6 SATA channels.
The problem is almost nobody has SATA CD/DVD drives.

$15 or so gets you a SATA to PATA bridge; they run quite nicely.

Everyone but Intel/Apple is going to put a $2 SiI/ITU PCI IDE chip onboard.

That's one solution. Works quite nicely and a good bit more cost effective
across a couple of drives, although it doesn't rid the case of bulky PATA
cables quite as well as a bridge board sitting behind each drive.

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