Problems with SATA adapter-DS won't boot!

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Yeah, it's a shame, because it's an excellent adapter, and cheap too!


I've read before that people had success with StarTech's SATA adapter on dreamcast.
http://www.startech.com/HDD/Adapters/25i...r~IDE2SAT2

Aparently, it uses a Marvell 88SA8052 controller, wich is said to be THE BEST controller for SATA-IDE adapters.

I searched online and came across this one too:
http://www.datoptic.com/ec/ide-pata-to-s...apter.html

Wich uses this same Marvell 88SA8052 controller, but costing 9 dollars less.



Just looked here, and my adapter from dealxtreme uses a SPIF223A chipset, wich is not a very good controller. Maybe that's why Dreamshell doesn't like it and refuses to boot.

Reading online, people say the best controllers are the ones from Marvell.
Second best would be the JMicron JM20330 controller.

I think both have a good chance of working with Dreamshell.