Hard disks (internal) - E4K questions

Hi - have an E4K - have RTFM and had a scan through a lot of the forum.
If this question has already been asked/addressed - a pointer to that info would be gratefully appreciated.
Basically I do know that only certain (small / old) SCSI internal hard drives can reliably be installed into the E4K.
My question is - is there anyway a IDE can be used internally? Or is there such a thing as an SCSI-IDE external case maybe...
I am guessing that if I want to replace the original failing internal HD I am stuffed...?
Any clues welcomed.
If this question has already been asked/addressed - a pointer to that info would be gratefully appreciated.
Basically I do know that only certain (small / old) SCSI internal hard drives can reliably be installed into the E4K.
My question is - is there anyway a IDE can be used internally? Or is there such a thing as an SCSI-IDE external case maybe...
I am guessing that if I want to replace the original failing internal HD I am stuffed...?
Any clues welcomed.