[G4] Re: G4 Digest, Vol 15, Issue 17

[Sean Collins]

>  Can Serial ATA drives be connected to the same ATA buses that the more
>  traditional (I think!) Parallel ATA drives connect to?

Yes.

>  What adapters are necessary?

An SATA to ATA bridge board.  Available from many vendors, it 
connects to the back of the SATA drive, then your usual ATA cable 
plugs into the bridge board.  At $25-30 they are not worth it, since 
you will not gain any of the advantages of the SATA drive

For $45-55 get an SATA PCI controller.  I've had a Firmtek Seritek 
1S2 for nearly 2 years, and it has worked flawlessly, even in 10.4 
which has given other cards fits.  It was pure plug-n-play in a 
Sawtoogh G4.