Serial ATA (SATA) or IDE 2.5 and 3.5 to USB 2.0 Cable Adapter Converter with Auto Backup Button Full 2A Power Supply

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001Q4Z5KY
• Item model number: ATA
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 19, 2009

Product Description

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/Vista/Mac OS X (Driver ONLY necessary for Windows 98SE). Specs: * 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 480Mb/sec * 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 Product Requirements * Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista. Mac OS X * Available PCI slot/ * CD-ROM drive Package Contents: * SATA+IDE 2.5/3.5 to USB 2.0 Adapter with Auto Backup Button * 2A Power Supply with Power Cord * SATA Cable * SATA Power Cable for SATA HDD * One CD software Warranty: 1 year

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Does not work on older laptop hard drives - otherwise great., August 11, 2010

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C. Thomas "Isaac" (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Serial ATA (SATA) or IDE 2.5 and 3.5 to USB 2.0 Cable Adapter Converter with Auto Backup Button Full 2A Power Supply (Electronics)

If you have a modern laptop or any kind of desktop, ignore this review - the product will work great for your use.

I tested this adapter on an IDE 2.5 hard drive and it did not work. The problem is a lack of power. IDE 2.5 drives get their power only from the IDE interface, no external power supply can be used. More expensive adapters use two USB ports, one for data and one just for extra power. This adapter only has one, and from the way the red "active" light flickered dimly it wasn't getting enough to power the laptop hard drive I extracted for the test.

Aside from that, this is a great little, cheap little product. Works fine for the IDE CD drives I tested, and will probably work well for IDE 3.5 hard drives and all manner of SATA drives... they all have a separate port for power, and this adapter comes with an external power supply to provide that power. Just don't get this for older (IDE) laptop hard drives. To tell which you have, pull the hard drive out of the laptop and look at the back. If it has a long double row of little pins with one pin missing close to the center of one of the rows, it is IDE. If it has what looks like a wider version of a USB port with a notch on one side, it is SATA and this adapter you are looking at will work.

If you do have an IDE 2.5 hard drive, what you need is to go back to Amazon search bar and look for "IDE 2.5 enclosure." For all other listed hard drives (IDE 3.5, SATA 2.5, SATA 3.5,) get this adapter you are looking at now, it is great for the price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great!, January 27, 2010

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R. Kramer (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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Works great with an IDE drive that I pulled from an old PC. My only complaint is that the instructions were wrong about how to place the jumper, but once I figured that out it operated as advertised.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty cool!, January 25, 2010

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William J. Summs Jr. (Norfolk, VA) - See all my reviews
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There absolutly no installation information or diagrams that come with this, so if you are not really sure what you are doing, best let a professional help. The IDE connectors work and fit fine for both an old ATA desktop and laptop harddrive and the SATA converter fits nicely. The power unit/converter is a little fritzy and doesn't fit all the way, but with a little elbow grease, it powers your old harddive fine. The length of the power cord is only 3 feet so if you were planning on using these cables to turn an old harddrive into an external, this might be a little cluncky and awkward for that. With that said, however, I am doing just that!