Sabrent USB-DSC5 Serial ATA or IDE 2.5-/3.5-Inch to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter with Power Supply

by Sabrent

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.6 x 1.9 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000HJ99DI
• Item model number: USB-DSC5
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (396 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #98 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Computer Cable Adapters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 to Serial ATA (SATA) or IDE 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive adapter creates a bridge between one USB 1.1/2.0 port and one SATA-based mass storage device port. This adapter turns any SATA or IDE hard 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. The high-speed USB 2.0 interface has a plug-and-play design for easy installation. Plus, the power adapter uses 2A AC power supply to ensure enough power for the most power-consuming drives. This adapter is compatible with any SATA or IDE drives of any brand or any size. It requires a PC running Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows XP; or a Mac running OSX. (A driver is necessary for Windows 98SE only.)

What's in the Box
DE/SATA to USB 2.0 converter cable, 2A power supply and AC cord, and user's guide.

Product Description

SABRENT USB-DSC5 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 to IDE or Serial ATA (SATA) 2.5"/3.5"/5.35" Hard Drives/Devices Cable Converter Adapter with Power Supply The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 to Serial ATA (SATA) or IDE 2.5" and 3.5" Drive Adapter creates a bridge between one USB 1.1/2.0 port and one Serial ATA or SATA-based mass storage device port. The USB 2.0 to SATA and IDE 2.5"/3.5" Drive Adapter turns any SATA or IDE hard 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 2.0 interface provides for easy installation with its Plug and Play design. The adapter supports all existing Serial ATA SATA and IDE drives 2.5" or 3.5" Features: Access any 2.5"/3.5"'/5.25" SATA or IDE drive through Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port Compatible with any SATA or IDE drives of any brand or any size 2A AC power supply to ensure enough power for the most power-consuming drives Plug and Play. Hot swapping Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Mac OS X (Driver ONLY necessary for Windows 98SE). Specifications : USB 2.0 to Serial ATA (SATA) or IDE Cable Connect any device with an SATA and IDE Interface to a PC with USB interface Transfer rate supports 1.5Gb/s data rate Complies with USB 2.0 standards Backwards compatible to USB 1.1 standards Complies with SERIAL ATA (ATA) and IDE Supports SATA and enhanced SATA hard drives Supports SATA CD-ROM/R/RW DVD-ROM etc. External power adapter for SATA devices Requirements: Windows 98SE/2000/ME or XP MAC OS X Package Content: SATA & IDE 2.5"/3.5" to USB 2.0 Converter Cable 2A Power Supply (100V to 240V Auto-Switching) and AC Cord Driver's CD User's Guide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

222 of 223 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful tip if it's not working, January 21, 2008

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Marion Bates (Canaan, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sabrent USB-DSC5 Serial ATA or IDE 2.5-/3.5-Inch to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter with Power Supply (Personal Computers)

I couldn't get this device to work under Mac OS X or WindowsXP, gave up and called for a return authorization...but the support person told me this: For IDE drives, the drive's jumpers MUST be set to "MASTER" (not cable select), UNLESS the brand is Western Digital, in which case the jumpers must be set to "SINGLE" (i.e. remove all jumpers). Sure enough, it worked after that! Hope this helps someone else.

55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looks like junk, but works GREAT, December 5, 2007

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Jeffrey Heaton "Jeff Heaton" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sabrent USB-DSC5 Serial ATA or IDE 2.5-/3.5-Inch to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter with Power Supply (Personal Computers)

This is not meant to be a long-term, set it on your desk, solution. Its a quick cable to transfer data off a hard drive or between hard drives for an upgrade. I've used this with SATA, IDE and laptop IDE. All worked great. I was able to plug the USB device into either my Windows or Mac computers. Very happy with this product!

Its great for cases where a laptop gets destroyed, yet the hard drive is fine. I know someone who spilled water on their laptop, and pretty much fried it. But the hard drive was fine. Using this device I copied the hard drive files to her new computers.

I've owned devices in the past that can do this, but the 3-in one interface setup is awesome.

113 of 121 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a "function over form" rescue device, July 27, 2007

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Christopher Wanko "-C" (Nutley, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sabrent USB-DSC5 Serial ATA or IDE 2.5-/3.5-Inch to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter with Power Supply (Personal Computers)

I'm nonplussed at reviews mentioning how it's being used as a full-time connector for a SATA or IDE drive. It's clearly not aimed at that market at all. This is a kit designed for rescue/ recovery operations of someone else's HDD. Case in point: me.

I wrecked the partition table of my primary work HDD. All in-situ attempts failed, so I brought the laptop home, mounted the HDD to my SATA cable kit, and ran the excellent TestDisk tool from Christophe Grenier. My partition table recovered, I wrote it to disk and bright the HDD back into the laptop. I'm back up and writing this from the work laptop now (don't say anything).

I would never look at this complex jumble of wires and adapters and think "well, I'll just hook it up and let it go for a few years". No, sorry, incorrect application, despite the instruction manual showing you how to do it. This is a stripped-down kit designed to travel with your rescue ops laptop when making a house call, like to Grandma's PC. I find it's easier to run virus scanning, defrag, etc when the HDD is controlled by my known-good laptop.

I withheld a fifth star because it's a complex mess of wires. I don't know how one could make it look elegant and preserve its functionality, but whoever can do it merits the fifth star. Wholly recommended product for rescue operations.

-Fred