No, now I have a regular HDD on 32GB, but I try to use SSD with ide44 pins on 128GB and have no luck. I think problem in BIOS. I also try to use ide44<->sata with sata 128gb and have no luck. But in sata interface ssd are work well. I want to buy ssd on 32gb at ide44 and try to use it. So let's see if it will work on ide 44. 😀

Mr.Hunt wrote on 2024-12-18, 12:55:

I also try to use ide44<->sata with sata 128gb and have no luck.

If you can figure out which IDE-SATA bridge chip it uses you can refer to its datasheet for the pin responsible for choosing Master/Slave.

There are so many different IDE-SATA adapters out there and the way to access (toggle) Master/Slave depends on the design.

Some PCBs may have the pin in question exposed somewhere as headers, though they may or may not actually be soldered.

LATE EDIT: A reminder... it seems the secondary IDE channel simply can't handle higher UDMA levels, when attaching another disk via the 44-pin connector while also using the CF slot. In DOS accessing the disk would keep generating DMA-related errors, while in modern OSes (e.g. Linux) those errors would prompt the drivers to automatically downgrade UDMA levels until it drops to UDMA33, after which DMA errors will stop.