Cables To Go 30504 USB 2.0 to IDE or Serial ATA Drive Adapter (Black)

by Cables To Go

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.6 x 1.8 inches ; 14.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000UO6C5S
• Item model number: 30504
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (186 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #19 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Computer Cable Adapters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Externally connect one 2.5in, 3.5in or 5.25in IDE/ATAPI or SATA drive to your computer via USB 2.0!

Customer Reviews

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99 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What's included?, October 10, 2009

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Nutmeg23 (Norwalk, CT United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cables To Go 30504 USB 2.0 to IDE or Serial ATA Drive Adapter (Black) (Personal Computers)

The picture and technical description don't make clear what is included. In addition to the USB to IDE/SATA adapter shown, it includes a 5-inch 7-pin M/M serial ATA Cable, a power supply for both SATA power and 4-pin Molex power, and a single page of concise, clear instructions. It was everything that I needed to connect an IDE disk from a defunct computer to the USB port of my laptop. Amazingly Vista could read the IDE disk with no additional software.

75 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great solution albeit with some cable clutter, May 5, 2011

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M. Erb (Syracuse, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cables To Go 30504 USB 2.0 to IDE or Serial ATA Drive Adapter (Black) (Personal Computers)

Length:: 4:12 Mins

I've got a drawer full of old hard drives that I wanted to trash but not before retrieving anything that I needed off of them. Prior to buying the Cables To Go Adapter, I would have to laboriously install each drive into a firewire/USB enclosure that I had and the whole process took way too long.

I finally smartened up and bought the Cables To Go adapter and it has made the task of hooking up a bare drive so much easier and faster. Now all I have to do is plug two cables into my bare SATA drive, power up the drive, and then hook up the USB cable to my computer. The HD mounts up quickly and I'm then able to do whatever I'd normally be able to do with the HD whether it's transfer files off or on to it, run diagnostics on it... whatever.

This solves a problem for me and does so very reliably and inexpensively. I give it 5 stars. The only thing you need to be careful of is that you will end up with some cable clutter on your desk, so you must use caution in placement of the bare HD, the power brick and cables so that you don't accidentally disrupt data transfer that might be in progress. Take that precaution and you should be a happy camper. I'm so glad I have this. It has really made it super easy to hook up bare drives now and for that I am grateful.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No problems, installed in 2 minutes, January 17, 2010

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S. Brown - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cables To Go 30504 USB 2.0 to IDE or Serial ATA Drive Adapter (Black) (Personal Computers)

After a bad experience with a similar product sold by eforcity, I was a bit nervous about buying another IDE to USB converter. The CablesToGo product was a welcome change. Everything worked smoothly and I was able to read the drive immediately. The power cable is well made and even includes a convenient switch on the DC lines to the drive.

I would buy this product again.