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Floppy drives don't use IDE, they use their own type of connector ( called a floppy connector), I've never seen a Sata to floppy adaptor, but you can connect a usb to floppy adapter to an internal usb header
Yes USB is the way to go, cheap and effective: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002747925791.html
Also the native Linux driver for floppy drives is on its way out: https://itsfoss.com/end-of-floppy-disk-in-linux/ note that USB solutions will still work.
+1 for the internal usb header tip.
I have an ide floppy, ls120 which reads 720k and upwards. No issues under Linux
SuperDisk™? 😏
It's derived from the old shugart interfaces IIRC. But yes not IDE. I'm sure a converter is possible but USB makes more sense these days, or if you must an FDD controller card (assuming no motherboard support).