First post, by Dan386DX
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Hi, I've used these SATA IDE adaptors on older builds, but I'm struggling to get one working with a 486 system.
Is it just a step too far for hardware of this age?
I can confirm both drive and adaptor are working fine on a Socket 370 system. I've even tried a second adaptor and SSD.
Here's everything I've done so far:
- Formatted SSD with 2GB partition with FAT16 filesystem.
- Jumpered to slave, then to master, no difference.
- Connected alongside existing mechanical IDE drive and booted to Windows 95, not seen in Windows.
- Created pure DOS boot disk, SSD not seen in DOS or by FDISK.
- SSD not seen in BIOS, not deteced by BIOS 'IDE auto detect' feature.
Specs of system:
- AM486DX4-100
- 16MB RAM
- ABit PB motherboard
- 2MB VGA card, I forget which
- 240GB SSD via IDE to SATA adaptor pictured above
Everything else disconnected including sound card and CD drive.
I'm really quite stumped, and would appreciate a pointer in the right direction in case I've missed something. All thoughts welcome!
90s PC: IBM 6x86 MX 233MHz. TNT2 M64. 256MB/1GB.
Boring modern PC: i7-12700, RX 7800XT. 32GB/1TB.
Fixer upper project: NEC Powermate 486SX/25. 16MB/400MB.