My question was about that 3-bucks-adapter that you were talking about!
hm, i wasnt sure if you are serious. did you miss all the SATA talking here 1-2 years ago?
these green ones work great, i use a bunch of them in quicksilvers and optical cases for CD/DVD/BD.
for a MDD you can use one of them too, but if you need 2, the other one must allow to set it to "master", like the red startech (7-13 euro)
greens ones starting at 3,25 euro from hong kong or china. if you dont find one on ebay, wait 2 weeks and search again, prices are going up and down. best prices are from new dealers with only a few thousand transactions.