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sabrent USB 2.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/-INCH Hard Drive Converter With Power Supply & LED Activity Lights (USB-DSC5

by Sabrent
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (533 customer reviews)

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Size: USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 3.0
Color: USB-DSC5
  • 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
  • Hot-Swappable: Plug and Play without Rebooting
  • Compatible Windows PC or Mac with Available USB /2.0/1.1 Port

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Size: USB 2.0 | Color: USB-DSC5

Technical Details

Size: USB 2.0 | Color: USB-DSC5
  • Brand Name: Sabrent
  • Model: USB-DSC5
  • Hardware Platform: PC, Mac
  • Warranty: 1 year

Product Details

Size: USB 2.0 | Color: USB-DSC5
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 6 x 1.8 inches ; 12.8 ounces
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B000HJ99DI
  • Item model number: USB-DSC5
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (533 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Size: USB 2.0 | Color: USB-DSC5

DESCRIPTION:
Connect any 2.5″ or 3.5″ IDE/PATA or Serial ATA/SATA Hard Drive externally to your computer through an available USB 2.0 port. The Sabrent USB-DSC5 Adapter is a caseless solution that makes swapping hard drives easier than ever before. Transfer data quickly and easily through USB 2.0 at speeds of up to 480Mbs and 52x CD-ROM speeds. Installation is simple and driverless, and LED lights indicate activity to confirm data transfer. One solution for all kinds of hard drives make this a perfect solution for data transfers or data backup!

Features:

* Supports Standard Desktop 3.5″ SATA or IDE Hard Drives.
* Supports Standard Notebook 2.5″ SATA or IDE Hard Drives.
* Supports Desktop CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD+RW.
* LED Lights indicates Power and Activity Status.
* Supports Iomega Zip.
* Hot-swappable, plug and play, no drivers needed. * Reverse compatible with USB 1.1.

System requirements:

* Available USB port port on the computer.
* Windows: 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 (Both 32-bit & 64-bit versions)
* Mac os x

What's in the box?
* USB-DSC5
* Power Adapter Power Cord
 * Cables
* User Manual

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
249 of 251 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Useful tip if it's not working January 21, 2008
Color Name:USB-DSC5|Size Name:USB 2.0
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.
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62 of 63 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Looks like junk, but works GREAT December 5, 2007
Color Name:USB-DSC5|Size Name:USB 2.0
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.
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123 of 132 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a "function over form" rescue device July 27, 2007
Color Name:USB-DSC5|Size Name:USB 2.0
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
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Even BETTER than I expected!
I'm a bachelor apartment dweller, so when time came for a new desk I wanted something that a) could be easily assembled *and disassembled*; b) would be delivered to my door (hence... Read more
Published 1 hour ago by Walter L. Luffman
5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great
It has done the job I bought it for. I needed to transfer data off several older IDE drives from a machine I built in 2000. This device just works. No problems with it so far.
Published 5 days ago by Harvey
4.0 out of 5 stars Hndy Gadget
Comes recommended by leading computer magazine. A very handy gadget--vital if you need it. Should be part of every computer tech's tool bag
Published 5 days ago by Rw Scolari
5.0 out of 5 stars Works great on OSX
I was hesitant to buy this as I had purchased a cheaper model in the past that did not work at all. This one worked like a charm. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Daniel Spangler
5.0 out of 5 stars Great PC Tech tool
Seriously love this device. No muss, no fuss. Hooks in to fast USB 3.0 (and backwards compatible), and then plug in your HD, CD/DVD ROM to it and it simply works. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Brian James
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME and easy to use.
This product is amazing. It was very easy to use and I was able to recover data from an old drive of mine. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Troy E. Pelaar
5.0 out of 5 stars Already PAID for itself
If you need the ability to connect an old harddrive via USB... this is the Device for you.
I read another review (for another brand); it said there were Power issues and it... Read more
Published 16 days ago by BatMan
5.0 out of 5 stars Saved my butt!
I work in the film industry as a Location Coordinator. I was in the middle of working on the movie "Safe Haven" when my computer died. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Christopher C. Courter
4.0 out of 5 stars does exactly what it claims
works very well -- used it to back up some files from a hard drive from a laptop which failed. Somewhat bulky, though -- comes with a very hefty power supply and cable, and the... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Ben C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every dime
I have a lot of extra hard drives from older computers, things stored that I don't want to have to transfer to my currently used computer. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Jack Kelley
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