On Thu, Feb 02, 2006 at 12:14:30 +0530, arora.himanshu@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi, > I purchased a SATA hardsisk few days back and now I have the problem > with the installation on my old motherboard which doesnt support SATA > hard-disk. I searched on web and found that 'SATA host adapter' would do the > thing. Unfortunately it is not available in my city. Is there any solution > so that I can connect it to my PC. Can I connect my hard-disk through USB > port ? Can it be converted into external hard-disk through some mechanism? Have you considered getting a new motherboard? Rather than wasting a lot of time and spending some money to get a complicated solution, you should be able to buy a new motherboard that supports SATA for not too much money.