PCI to PATA controller on P67A-UD7

[wikksmith]

New member here: 
Starting a new build with 2600k and P67A-UD7.  Windows 7 Pro 64-bit.  My optical drives are parallel, not SATA, and the UD7 has no PATA controller.  I have a PCI to PATA controller: would that work, or do need to buy a SATA DVD/CD drive?
Thanks for any suggestions.

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

To be honest I would just advise you to replace the drive with a new SATA version as they are so cheap now it won't cost much more than adapter cables and wil be more stable and reliable.

[oggmonster]

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

To be honest I would just advise you to replace the drive with a new SATA version as they are so cheap now it won't cost much more than adapter cables and wil be more stable and reliable.

And faster

[wikksmith]

Thanks for the replys.  The local Fry's Electronics has a Lite-On DVD/CD RW for $9.99 (with MIR), so I can't say it's too expensive to buy a SATA drive!
wikksmith

[Dark Mantis]

That's the thing nowadays they are so cheap it doesn't really pay to start messing around with older ones. There is also the comatibility angle too, often the PATA doesn't work well with SATA on the same board.