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[How To] Connect Your IDE PATA HDD, CD/DVD Drive to SATA Motherboard and Vice Versa

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We all used the Parallel ATA (PATA) Hard Drives or Optical Drives with the IDE interface. With the rapid advancement of technology, currently we shifted to the Serial ATA (SATA) Drives which does not require the IDE Interface and which have faster data rates. This means that all our IDE HDDs, Optical Drives etc. are obsolete to the current world. But, do you need to throw it or dump with your Old Desktops?

The answer is no! Your old 40GB, 80GB HDDs can be still useful now. Here we will show you how to interface these obsolete devices to your brand ne computer using a very cheap interface available in the market.

All you need is the device shown below. It is the “IDE to SATA” or “SATA to IDE” 2 in 1 Converter. It is easily available in the market. You can find one in eBay or Amazon for less than 5 bucks.

IDE to SATA Converter

Connecting Old PATA HDD or IDE Optical Drives to your new SATA Motherboard

 

Suppose you have a PATA HDD with IDE Interface, Then connect the IDE interface (Female) to your HDD’s Male interface. Connect the power supplied to the standard 4 Pin supplied. Connect the SATA interface cable to the SATA to IDE marked port in the device. The other end of the SATA cable to your CPU’s motherboard. That’s it, now use can use some extra disk space instead of throwing the HDD. The connection process has been shown as follows.

SATA-to-PATA-HDD

Make sure you do not forget the Power supply to the drive.

SATA-to-IDE

The same procedure is applied for Optical drives too.

Connecting new SATA HDD or Optical Drives to your Old IDE interface Motherboard

What about the reverse, that is if you have a SATA HDD and you want to connect to your OLD Computer? Then connect the IDE interface (Female) to your Motherboard’s Male interface. Connect the power supplied to the standard 4 Pin supplied. Connect the SATA interface cable to the SATA HDD and the other end to the device’s port marked as IDE to SATA. That’s it, now use can use some extra disk space instead in your old Computer. The connection process has been shown as follows.

IDE-to-SATA-HDD

Note: Please turn off your Computer completely, i.e. even the power plug is to be disconnected in order to prevent any hazard or damages.

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[Download] Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5

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Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5 is now available for download. The users can download the fifth maintenance update for Snow Leopard using native Software Update feature available from the Apple menu. The update fixes a wider number of issues reported since the launch of Mac OS X 10.6.4 in June 2010.

The updates contains as many as 25 major general fixes and improvements (plus tons of minor fixes) for several issues found in the earlier version of Mac OS X. Here are the some of the fixes and improvements issued in the Mac OS X v10.6.5 update:

– Improve reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers
– Address stability and performance of graphics applications and games
– Resolve a delay between print jobs
– Address a printing issue for some HP printers connected to an AirPort Extreme
– Address an issue where dragging an item from a stack causes the Dock to not automatically hide
– Resolve an issue with Wikipedia information not displaying correctly in Dictionary
– Improved performance of MainStage on certain Mac systems
– Resolves a VoiceOver issue when browsing some web sites with Safari 5
– Improved reliability of Ethernet connections.

In addition to the above updates, Apple has also announced the release of Security Update 2010-007 for users using the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Direct download links for all the above said updates added below.

Download:

Mac OS X version 10.6.5 Update – Size: 644.48 MB

Mac OS X version 10.6.5 Update (Combo) – Size: 977.21 MB

Mac OS X Server version 10.6.5 Update – Size: 858.02 MB

Mac OS X Server version 10.6.5 Update (Combo) –- Size: 1.12 GB

Security Update 2010-007:       Leopard Client – 240.74 MB                         Leopard Server – 448.1 MB

[Download] Microsoft Messenger For Mac 8

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Micorsoft Messenger for mac 8

Microsoft Messenger For Mac 8 beta has been released and is now available as free download. Microsoft Messenger is the Mac version of the Windows Live Messenger. Microsoft Messenger for Mac 8 offers Skype-like free PC-to-PC calls, real time collaboration between people besides offering the classic instant messaging between your contacts.

Microsoft messenger for mac download

You can use this messenger by signing in with any of the Microsoft Windows Live IDs that end with “@live.com”, “@hotnail.com”, or “@msn.com” accounts and other such accounts that are registered using the Windows Live service.

The download file for Apple Mac OS X (Messenger8.0_ALL.dmg) is 24.3 MB in size and can be downloaded from the direct download link given below. To use the video calling features, you must have a built-in webcams like Apple iSight webcam or any other external webcam connected to your Mac.

Download Microsoft Messenger for Mac 8 Beta (Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later versions )

Counter Strike: Source For Mac Released, On Sale For $6.80

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Like we have posted earlier about the Counter-Strike: Source for Mac release, it’s now official. Counter Strike: Source for Mac is now on made available for sale today at a price of $6.80 (it’s two- thirds of the usual price) for the next two days. This is now available with an additional “major update” (both for Windows and Mac).

The new updates brings features like new game summary, start screens, and 140 additional achievements. The update also adds an end-round MVP and a death cam as well as updated Stream and standard game feature enhancements.

If you just buy a one copy of Counter Strike: Source, you will automatically given access to that particular Valve and Steam title (here Counter-Strike: Source) on both the operating systems Windows and Mac, and Mac users can play with Windows users and vice-versa (cross-platform play).

Download / Buy Counter-Strike: Source for Mac online

Counter Strike Source For Mac Coming This Week

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The Mac OS X version of popular FPS Counter-Strike: Source is set to be available this week according to the developer Valve.

The Mac version of the Counter Strike should be identical to the Windows version. Like Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike will also allow Mac and Windows users to play on the same servers.

The company has missed out a new Mac game release last week due to their representation at E3, otherwise the company has committed to a new Mac game release each week.

Tip: Install the Steam for Mac client and head over to the Mac Beta page to start playing the game right away even if you don’t have access to the closed beta.

Opera 10.52 For Mac [Downloads]

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Opera has released its latest version 10.52 for Mac.Opera claims this version of the browser to be the world’s fastest browser available for Mac, the newer version being 10 times faster compared to the previous version 10.10.

The new version for Mac boasts of improved UI, Cocoa integration, multi-touch trackpad gestures and Growl support.Combined with new JavaScript engines, Carakan and Vega, provides a rich browsing experience.Opera 10.52 supports the latest Web standards like SVG support and HTML5 video support.

opera 10.52 sleek design

Features:

# Top speed: 10 times faster than the previous Opera Mac version.

# Mac-ified UI: New more responsive UI for Mac, and design overhaul.

# Finger navigation: Better support for multi-touch trackpad gestures.Pinch to zoom or use your two fingers to scroll, three fingers to navigate back and forth directly from the trackpad.

# Turbo-charged browsing: Opera Turbo helps you to save your time by loading pages loading faster in case slow and congested networks.It is tested and proved that Opera Turbo provides about 65% faster browsing speed on Edge networks and around 50% faster on 3G networks.

Download:

Download Opera 10.52 for Mac [23.49 MB]

Google Chrome Mac Version Gets Extensions, Bookmark Synchronization

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Hello there, Mac OS folks, there’s a good news for you.Google Chrome has just released it’s beta version for Mac OS with the support for Chrome extensions, Bookmarks sync between computers and lots more other features.

Chrome has just announced the release of Google Chrome beta for Mac.

Google Chrome Techrena

With this new version, you’ll be able to install any of over 2,200 extensions currently available in Chrome’s extensions gallery.You can manage your extensions by clicking on the Window menu and choosing "Extensions."

Download Google Chrome Mac Beta [version 5.0.307]

More tips:You can learn how to use Greasemonkey in Chrome, How to download YouTube videos from Chrome, How to remove most visited sites from Google Chrome.