Using an ATA-100 Hard Drive with a Thermaltake BlacX External Hard Drive Dock

Using an ATA-100 Hard Drive with a Thermaltake BlacX External Hard Drive Dock Is it possible for a Thermaltake BlacX HDD Dock to connect to and recognize an ATA-100 Hard Drive? I know that the specifications for the BlacX say that it only supports SATA & SATAII, but I was hoping for one of three things:
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"I have the BlacX and it works well but does not support ATA/IDE. I would suggest this:
http://www.apricorn.com/product_detail.php?type=family&id=39
Found one at my local Fry's about a year ago for $22. This thing is great for accessing SATA or IDE drives and likely not to far in price from what you would pay by figuring out some kind of cable/adapter work around. The BlacX is good for day to day use and the Apricorn drive is good for those few times you need to get into a old drive. I have used the Apricorn on 2.5 and 3.5 IDE, 2.5 SATA. It comes with some imaging software that is to say the least unimpressive."