Sabrent USB-DSC5 Serial ATA or IDE 2.5-/3.5-Inch to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter with Power Supply

Product Description:
USB 2.0 to IDE/SATA Cable Adapter The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 to Serial ATA (SATA) or IDE 2.5" and 3.5" Drive Adapter creates a bridge between one USB 1.1/2.0 port and one Serial ATA or SATA-based mass storage device port. The USB 2.0 to SATA and IDE 2.5"/3.5" Drive Adapter turns any SATA or IDE hard drive into a convenient external drive. Easily transfer files from computer or notebook, back up files, or store large file archives on hard drives. The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface provides for easy installation with its Plug and Play design. The adapter supports all existing Serial ATA SATA and IDE drives 2.5" or 3.5"

Amazon.com Product Description:
The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 to Serial ATA (SATA) or IDE 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive adapter creates a bridge between one USB 1.1/2.0 port and one SATA-based mass storage device port. This adapter turns any SATA or IDE hard drive into a convenient external drive.

Now you can easily transfer files from computer or notebook, back up files, or store large file archives on hard drives. The high-speed USB 2.0 interface has a plug-and-play design for easy installation. Plus, the power adapter uses 2A AC power supply to ensure enough power for the most power-consuming drives. This adapter is compatible with any SATA or IDE drives of any brand or any size. It requires a PC running Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows XP; or a Mac running OSX. (A driver is necessary for Windows 98SE only.)

What's in the Box
DE/SATA to USB 2.0 converter cable, 2A power supply and AC cord, driver's CD for Windows 98 only, and user's guide.

Features:

• Connects USB 2.0 port to SATA-based or IDE storage-device port
• Connect ANY IDE or SATA device
• 7 inches long
• Support Inquiries - Support@kinamax.com

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - Just what I needed
The kit came complete, worked on the first attempt, and allowed me to copy off some critical data.I was looking for a quick way of completing periodic backups of 100GB or more WITHOUT cracking open the machine each time.Mission accomplished.
Rating: - Excellent!
Awesome product. Helps me recover drives without any hassle into another computer. Great for backups!
Rating: - yes, it works
All you need to get old drives connected to your new system for copying stuff over.Plug stuff in, the new computer recognizes the old drive through the USB connector, and away you go.My pal in the next office borrowed the kit to try with an old ZIP 250 drive, and that did not work, but now that I think of it, maybe he didn't set the jumper on the ZIP drive to be the Master.Anyway, I know of no easier way to harvest stuff from an old drive.Pretty slick.
Rating: - Great Product
This item was just as advertised.As others mention, I would not recommend as a permanent Hard Drive Enclosure, but it is great for transferring data for storage or backup.
Rating: - A great time saving tool.
I bought this so that I could access older drives and not have to worry about installing them in a system.As a time saver it does everything I had expected and one nice surprise.I have been able to access every drive I have tried and that's about 6 now, a few Sata drives along with a few IDE drives.I have not tried the 2.5" laptop drives yet.

One surprise benefit was that I had a drive which was no longer bootable, the system would include all kinds of drive errors in the BIOS ... Read More