Kinamax ADP IDE23 Laptop 2.5 Inch to Desktop 3.5 Inch IDE Hard Drive Adapter Converter
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Manufacturer: KINAMAX
Model: ADP-IDE23
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: KINAMAX
Label: KINAMAX
Features for Kinamax ADP IDE23 Laptop 2.5 Inch to Desktop 3.5 Inch IDE Hard Drive Adapter Converter:
- Connects notebook hard drive with desktop system
- Converts 44-pin female IDE to 40-pin male IDE
- Works with all laptop hard drives, including Dell, Sony, IBM, Toshiba, HP, Compaq, and Fujitsu
- Support Inquiries - Support@kinamax.com
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Customer Reviews
It did what I expected^^ 
2008-02-08
I had an old laptop that suddenly died on me. Thankfully the hard drive was still intact so I thought to myself if there was a way to restore data from it and transfer it somehow. Well I came across this little nifty item^^ After doing some looking in various well known stores, this was certainly the cheapest and it wasn't all fluff either.
I do admit though that it took me a while to figure out which connection went with where on my desktop motherboard lol. Since I never did anything like this, I finally figured it out and it was rewarding^^ I do recommend this if you really just want the device itself to do the job. I never did understand those hard drive enclosure kits.
Another thing you should beware though is that the pins are prone to bend quite well after repeated use of inserting and removing the pins from the hard drive. Just be careful how you remove it. Don't pull it out so hard and don't pull it out to the side either. That will definitely cause it to bend^^;
Other than that, this is very good :)
A very valuable tool 
2008-01-07
I am an IT professional, and data recovery is one of the services I offer. I bought this adapter for my external drive carrier and I used it right away to recover some important data for a client. It worked perfectly and the price was right. I highly recommend it.
Junk 
2007-12-25
The good news is I only wasted $5 on this. I found it very delicate and prone to breaking. I bought a $20 Sabrent adapter and that is terrific!
Competent product 2007-09-20
This product performed well considering what it is made to do and its price. No moving parts; all pins and cables were solid and functional. It does what it is supposed to do well.
A tool to use in a workstation 2006-11-14
With this cable we can take advantage to backup data from a laptop hard drive, or connect the laptop 2.5 " into a workstation.
One important tip 2008-06-13
With this simple and inexpensive adapter I installed the HDD from my deceased IBM NoteBook in my desktop PC in minutes.
One tip: the NB drive needs to be configured as a slave by jumpering a couple of pins - a label on the drive shows which ones (not sure if this is the same for all NB drives but I suspect so). There was no jumper included with the adapter, but when I opened up my desktop PC there was a suitable jumper on the socket of main HDD. Transferred this jumper to the designated pins on the NB drive and the system booted faultlessly.
I love it. 2008-04-30
the product works great for its intended use. The Kinamax ADP-IDE23 Laptop 2.5-Inch to Desktop 3.5-Inch IDE Hard Drive Adapter Converter does exactly what it was advertised to do; which is enable me to use my notebook hard drive in my desktop. I would definitely recommend this product to other PC users. two thumbs up.
garbage 2008-04-23
This item is garbage. I tried every jumper configuration possible without shorting it to ground via the dreaded "never do this" position. I could not get the drive to be recognized.
The item arrived in a box full of bubble wrap but no directions.
The item is so cheap that it's not worth returning. Still, I can never get the 3 hours I wasted on this thing back so it was kind of an expensive failure. It didn't destroy my hard disk though and it still works fine in the laptop.
Nice little tool 2008-04-11
Nice little tool. I've built hundreds of PC's and often had to hack my own jumpers and adapters - this is a GREAT deal!
read 
2008-02-09
Don't forget when you purchase this product, you also need to the the usb adapter also
