USB 2.0 to IDE / SATA Converter Cable

by eForCity

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0018MCGVU
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• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (114 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #29 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Cables > Computer > USB Cables
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2004

Product Description

Use your 2.5" / 3.5" IDE hard drive or SATA hard disk as an additional external hard drive Connect your SATA / IDE device to your computer through a USB port Compliant with USB 1.1 and 2.0 standards USB 2.0 interface for 480 Mbps high speed data transfer Supports SATA Hard drive, 2.5" laptop hard drives, 3.5" desktop hard drives, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-RW Combo devices Plug-n-play AC power can be used world widely with input voltage AC 90v - 264v Supports Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista and Mac OS Package Includes USB to IDE / SATA cable adapter SATA Data cable AC adapter AC to IDE power converter IDE to SATA power cable Compatible with: 2.5" IDE Hard Disk / 3.5" IDE Hard Disk / SATA Hard Disk / CD/CD-RW ROM / DVD/DVD-RW ROM, etc.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor quality control, March 31, 2008

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H. Oh "Charles" (Lawrence, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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The only case where the connection worked is when I connected it with an IDE hard drive on both Vista and XP. No other connection worked. I noticed a burning smell in the SATA power cord connection area immediately when I connected it with two SATA hard drives to recover files from, so I was out of luck. The BrilliantStore sent me a replacement free of charge, but the power supply adapter does not work. There is no light in the power supply when I connected it unlike the original one, which in turn burned the connection area in SATA hard drive. The power supply actually says "QC PASS", which is ridiculous because if it works, it should turn on the light on the adapter.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great!, May 25, 2010

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J. Mueller (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USB 2.0 to IDE / SATA Converter Cable (Electronics)

My laptop died and I wanted to transfer my data to a new computer. Typical situation. This did the trick quickly and cheaply. Worked perfect.
The one thing I will say is that I wasn't sure if the connector would fit my harddrive. I realized that there was some sort of adapter that was on my HP harddrive. I simply just took it off and it fit perfectly.

Bottom Line: Its cheap, and it works. Buy it.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars You should look for something better., February 17, 2009

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Khris Cantrell "Jed" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: USB 2.0 to IDE / SATA Converter Cable (Electronics)

This product works with about 30 percent of my drives regardless of where the jumpers are set. No documentation with this unit so take care to plug it in correctly. Email to seller not answered. If you want something like this unit, pay a little extra and get a better one.