USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Cable Adapter For 2.5 3.5 HDD
Dec 23, 2009 in
Computers & Software
- 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
- Supports SATA Hard drive, 2.5″ laptop hard drives, 3.5″ desktop hard drives, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW,
- Suggested Applications: 2.5″ IDE Hard Disk / 3.5″ IDE Hard Disk / SATA Hard Disk / CD/CD-RW ROM / DV
Product Description
USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE.Use your 2.5-Inch / 3.5-Inch IDE hard drive or SATA hard disk as an additional external hard drive…. More >>
USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Cable Adapter For 2.5 3.5 HDD
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5 comments
Dahamo on December 23, 2009 at 2:36 am
The USB to SATA/IDE adapter is very useful when you need to transfer data on the fly. It is cheap, I paid less than $10 with S&H. AS other had mentioned, the adapter is for temporary use only. It is not made to be left connected permanently as an external device. The quality is good, but it could be better. Upon receiving the adapter I gave it a try and I was able to read from 4 different drives (80MB SATA, 250MB IDE, 10MB IDE, and 40MB IDE). Here are some tips when using the adapter, First)Connect the SATA/IDE adapter and power cable to the Hard drive. Second)Connect the power cord to the outlet. Let the drive spin 20-30 Seconds before connecting the USB cable to the PC. Third)Connect USB cable to PC. After connecting the USB cable be patient. Sometimes it took up to a minute for Windows Vista to let me know that a new USB devise was found. I had problem with the second Drive I tried because I think I did the connections too fast. I retried a second time and it worked fine.
JE on December 23, 2009 at 4:30 am
useful to perform maintenence, data destruction, drive imagaging, preparation, data recovery or what have you. they are cheap, work well, I bought a bunch so I could destroy data on multiple drives on one PC test rig. software not included for imaging or drive wipe.
Koreena on December 23, 2009 at 5:55 am
I am the first to admit I am no technical genius. I have had 5 different computers which have gone caput in the last decade. Of course I didn’t want to spend God only knows how much money trying to retrieve my documents and (most importantly) my photos from the hard drives. So I have been schlepping these hard drives around just hoping one day I could get to the data within. I had no idea a product like this existed until I started surfing the internet.
This is so easy to use. Very plug and play! Not only did I find everything I was looking for, I was able to transfer it to my newest computer, wipe one of the drives, and use it as a back-up drive. EXCELLENT!! So nice not to have to deal with condescending “experts”, lol.
Rodolfo Medina Valdez on December 23, 2009 at 6:19 am
It’s a really complete and helpful set of tools if you’re working with several internal hard drives and just 1 computer.
B. Scheiner on December 23, 2009 at 8:13 am
I bought this product to check 12 separate hard drives for data. Each hard drive was connected for about 5 minutes. The first 5 worked. It was nice to plug straight to the HDD, without needing to remove it from the computer case.
I plugged it in to the 6th one, plugged in the power connector, and heard a resounding POP from the power adapter. And then smoke.
Something, perhaps a capacitor, blew inside the adapter. After 30 minutes of use? This product was not well made.
It’s a good idea for a product – but get it from a reputable dealer with a good return policy.