SATA to IDE?

[socK]

My friend has a terrible motherboard who he got from someone else. He just bought a new HD but the MB doesn't see his new SATA drive at all. His old IDE ones are fine.

Shoddy work around, but probably cheaper than a new MB, is there a converter from SATA to IDE?

 

[tuskenraider]

Yes, there are converters, check Newegg. Does your buddy have the SATA enabled in the BIOS?