Sabrent USB-2535 USB 2.0 to IDE Cable for 2.5-/3.5-/ 5.25-Inch Drive with Power Adapter

by Sabrent

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 1.8 inches ; 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A0O1D2
• Item model number: USB-2535
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 1, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The USB 2.0 to IDE drive adapter implements a bridge between one USB port and one ATA or ATAPI-based mass storage device port. The USB 2.0 to IDE Drive Adapter turns any IDE drive into a convenient external drive. Now you can easily transfer files from computer or notebook, back up files, or store large file archives on hard drives. This device is for 2.5-inch laptop drives (with the included 2.5-to-3.5-inch converter); 3.5-inch desktop drives (works with all brands, including Maxtor, Seagate, IBM, Hitachi, Samsung, Western Digital and etc., up to 512GB); and 5.25-inch CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-RW.

The Hi-Speed USB interface is easy to install with its plug-and-play design. The adapter supports all existing IDE/ATAPI devices such as Iomega Zip, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM and IDE hard drives. Requires Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP; Mac OS 9.2 or higher; or Linux 2.4.X. What's in the Box
USB 2.0 to IDE adapter cable, 2.5- to-3.5-inch adapter, power adapter and cord, driver CD.

Product Description

SABRENT USB-2535 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 to IDE Cable for 2.5"/3.5"/ 5.25" Drives & Devices With POWER Adapter The USB 2.0 to IDE Drive Adapter implements a bridge between one USB port and one ATA or ATAPI based mass storage device port. The USB 2.0 to IDE Drive Adapter turns any IDE drive into a convenient external drive. Easily transfer files from computer or notebook, back up files, or store large file archives on hard drives. The Hi-Speed USB interface provides for easy installation with its Plug and Play design. The adapter supports all existing IDE/ATAPI devices such as Iomega Zip, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM and IDE hard drives. 2.5" Laptop Drives 3.5" Desktop Drives 5.25" CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-RW Specifications: Complies with USB 2.0 standards, transfer rate approximated 480Mbps Backwards compatible to USB 1.1 standards Complies with ATA/ATAPI-66 V1.0 Easy to Install Supports IDE and enhanced IDE hard drives Supports ATA/ATAPI CD-ROM/R/RW DVD-ROM and more External power adapter for IDE/ATAPI devices Linux compatible Requirements: Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP Mac OS 9.2 or higher Linux 2.4.X Package Content: USB 2.0 to IDE adapter cable 2.5" to 3.5" Adapter Power adapter and cord Driver CD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Handy tool, January 21, 2007

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Debra J. Voeller (Bonney Lake, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sabrent USB-2535 USB 2.0 to IDE Cable for 2.5-/3.5-/ 5.25-Inch Drive with Power Adapter (Personal Computers)

Once I gave up trying to follow the broken English bogus instructions, this worked great!! I was able to recover data from two hard drives and burn cds. One drive I left installed in the desktop PC case while I ran a virus scan on it from the 'good' laptop.

MY instructions are:
put hard drive jumper to master
power up the harddrive by plugging in the power supply.
Once it is spinning, plug in the IDE connector end, then the USB end.

That goes against all my geeking instincts but it was the only way my laptop would recognize the hard drive. The hard drives wouldn't even spin up if I connected the IDE connector first and power second.

fyi - disk space isn't reported properly on the hard drive

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How did I ever manage without this!, December 19, 2006

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T. Bouscal "guru" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sabrent USB-2535 USB 2.0 to IDE Cable for 2.5-/3.5-/ 5.25-Inch Drive with Power Adapter (Personal Computers)

WOW! I'm totally impressed. I bought this device after reading mostly positive reviews thinking that it would work but I might have to tweak with it a bit. WRONG! I just plugged it in and heard the familiar 'bong' of Windows XP finding a new device. Managed to drag several gigabytes of data from an old hard drive to my new PC then connected another hard drive
<OL>
<LI>power off device, not PC
<LI>disconnected USB cable
<LI>disconnected drive
<LI>connected new drive
<LI>powered up and plugged in
</OL>
and got the 'bong' again. I haven't even taken the CD that comes with it out of the envelope.

Speed: Excellent!
Functionality: Excellent! Features a push button power switch near the plug for the drive.
Value: Excellent!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works fine but definitely not for someone expecting 100% plug and play., November 16, 2006

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-n "nuevovo" (Pacific Northwest; United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sabrent USB-2535 USB 2.0 to IDE Cable for 2.5-/3.5-/ 5.25-Inch Drive with Power Adapter (Personal Computers)

This product is really intended for someone that does a lot of work on hard drives. Data recovery, wipe and destroy...that sort of thing. It isn't really suited to someone that wants to use it as a regular connection to an extra hard drive...though it certainly can do this. If you want an extra drive, you can purchase very inexpensive USB drives almost anywhere.

For me, it worked right out of the box on an old WD 1.6 gig drive and a Quantum 1.6 gig.

Some Caveats:

Find a mouse pad or some such to set the drive on. DON'T JUST SET IT ON TOP OF YOUR CHASSIS OR METAL OF ANY KIND. You are dealing with an unmounted IDE drive. If some of the connections or jumpers on the bottom touch--or even just come close to-- metal you could screw things up quite nicely.

The "manual" that comes with it is a single sheet of paper about 3 by 3 with the typical butchered English that we have all come to expect from our fine overseas suppliers. One of the only intelligible pieces of info on this form is "set your drive to Master". If you do not know what this means, get some help with it. Most drives have a sticker on them showing the jumper configurations, some do not. Others may have the jumpers labeled with tiny letters like MA, SL, CS, etc. For me, I found that the WD had to be set on Master and the Quantum on Single.

NOTE: If the drive is not formatted or the partition is corrupted, Win2K and WinXP might connect it but be unable to assign a drive letter. Simply go to your Disk Manager and create partition/format/assign the drive.

I have about 100 drives I have to wipe before handing them over to an artist...this product is going to make it relatively painless.