Plugging 2.5" Transcend PATA 44pin SSD into standard IDE socket

[localzuk]

So, we have a need to use 44pin 2.5" PATA SSDs in machines with normal IDE.

 

The Transcend 1GB SSD comes with a female connector, and the board has a male connector.

 

Thing is, to get this to work, we need to change from 44pin to 40pin + Molex. We've got some adapters from Kenable which are supposed to do this.

 

However, when comparing the pin outs, pin 1 is connected to pin 2 on the 40 pin male connector. So, it appears to cross-over all the connections. (I'm using the pinouts at ATA (44) internal pinout and wiring @ pinouts.ru and ATA / IDE interface pinout and connections @ pinouts.ru to advise me here. The adapter is marked LGH-IDE-K.

 

Does anyone have an idea either where we can get adapter that will do this for us, or an idea to get this working?

[localzuk]

This appears to be down to the Transcend cards - they are female, when all devices should be male normally, with cables being female.

 

I don't understand why Transcend would sell devices that can't be used in basically any consumer tech...

[localzuk]

Looks like I'm going to answer my own question... I have bought the wrong ones! I should've just bought the standard 40pin ones, which plug directly into the board. Then it'd all match up.