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- Turn any IDE or SATA drive into a convenient external drive! Simply connect one IDE/ATAPI or SATA-based mass storage device through a USB port
- Fully compliant with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1
- Up to 480 Mbps data transfer rate
- USB to IDE/SATA Adapter
- Easily transfers files from a computer or laptop, backup files or store large file archives
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Product Description
Externally connect one 2.5in, 3.5in or 5.25in IDE/ATAPI or SATA drive to your computer via USB 2.0!
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146 of 148 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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.
114 of 115 people found the following review helpful
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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.
42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
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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.
I would buy this product again.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
works just like advertised
It works great. Just remember that on certain drives you may need to change the jumper settings to SLAVE and not Master or Cable Select. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Bidder3070
Helped me retrieve files after laptop died.
Got it running right after opening. I was able to retrieve old files from an old 3.5 IDE and a 2.5 Sata laptop drive and then formatted them to be able to use them as external... Read more
Published 12 days ago by Fernando
Nice SATA/IDE to USB converter
Nice converter, works with sata or ide. I haven't used the sata conversion yet. It's been pretty good for ide, i use ide drives in a multichannel recorder and wanted something that... Read more
Published 13 days ago by Robert I. Trujillo
Great
Works exactly how it was described. I had an old laptop that had some school files I needed off of it. The laptop didn't turn on and the screen was fried. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Richard Stroker
Great product
I bought this to transfer data from the data drives of a HP EX487 Windows home server after the system disk crashed. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Luke58
Works with Linux
This is a very simple and perfectly functional adapter.
The power supply is required even for 2.5" drives that could be powered by USB.
Works with Linux. Read more
The power supply is required even for 2.5" drives that could be powered by USB.
Works with Linux. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Ted Felix
Recover Hard Drive Data
This is a fantastic product for anyone, like myself, whose PC no longer boots up.
I had files on the hard drive which I wanted to access. Read more
I had files on the hard drive which I wanted to access. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Brooker
failed laptop hard drive
Had a Dell laptop with a hard drive that would no longer boot. Tried all the recovery and diagnostics possible but it had a lot of bad sectors on the drive. I pulled out the 2. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Scott
Amazingly easy!
First let me tell you I am amazed at how easy this was to use. I am a 51 year old with no, that's NO prior computer experience. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Holly Molinari
Muy buen producto
Muy buen producto, lo recomiendo. Con un trabajo realizado ya pague este adaptador. Fácil de usar y conveniente. Es una herramienta que todo técnico debe tener.
Published 23 days ago by Paul
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