USB 2.0 to SATA + IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25" Adapter w/OTB NEW
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Great way to test ide/sata drives 
2008-08-03
This a great thing for people who are upgrading or changing different systems around. I have had it for over a year, used on CD/DVD drives large 3 1/2" & 2.5 drives. Just using it once will pay for it. Far easier to use than a case.
Can't get it to work 
2008-04-17
It says that XP doesn't need a driver, and no XP drivers are included on the disc... but XP Professional SP2 does not recognize the USB device and I can't use my new toy. I've tried it on 4 machines here in the office and nothing is recognizing it yet. :-(
Excellent choice, works with all drives 
2008-03-22
I needed an adapter to save the data off an old laptop that had died, and it's working just fine for that 2.5" IDE disk. With 3.5" and 2.5" parallel ATA and S-ATA ports and a seperate power supply, you can hook up practically all desktop and laptop drives out there, so this is a very welcome addition to my tool bag for helping out friends and family with computer problems.
(Some subnotebooks use iPod-style 1.8" disk drives which have different connectors, so this adapter won't work for them. But most machines sold in the past 15 years will have a hard disk that is compatible.)
Handy 2008-02-26
Very handy device if you have multiple computers and external hard drives. This can enable you to trouble shoot, move files or install software to any hard drive that I have come across so far. You dont have to lug around desktops if you just need to tweak its hard drive on another computer.
My only complaint is that the power cord is cheap and the outer insulation is pulling back exposing the smaller wires inside (not a danger, just unsightly)
lifesaver 2008-02-09
I got all my data back!
It is much simpler to have this tool then to try and shove the old hard drive into a new computer, especially if your new computer is a laptop.
I have not been able to get these working, at all. 2007-12-20
I have not been able to get either one of two of these units to work at all, either with IDE, ATA or SATA...period. My computer simply does not recognize the drives and then SITS there forever TRYING to recognize the drives. I have tried with three different IDE/ATA drives, two different ATA CD-ROM drives and have not been able to get them to work, at all.
Very usefull tool for PC nuts 2007-10-26
I love this thing. Will hook into just about any kind of device you can find and allows you to quickly hook up devices so they can be used on the fly.
I would suggest a better brand name though as this one came with limited info. The sightly higher priced version come with a power adapter as well that you can use to supply power to your Harddrives and other devices you want to use with it.
Works great with IDE, but not with SATA 
2007-10-04
Great product if you want to use it with IDE driver, just plug the power and the cables and you are set to go. But don't buy it if you want to use with a SATA drive, have tried for several hours to get it to work, but cannot get the HD to get recognized.
USB 2.0 to IDE/SATA adapter 2007-09-30
worked perfectly and got the job done. that said, I did not evaluate the SATA side of it, only the IDE connection so far.
It works and is very useful for Computer Technicians 2007-09-23
It works very good.
I tested the cable with a CD-RW unit and a PATA hard drive and it works. Even I tested playing music with a standard compact disc and the music was playing clean without any noise or jumps in the audio track.
This item is not Plug and Play or Hot Plug for the device attached, what I mean is that you must restart your PC to let the OS recognize the unit attached.
