SATA or IDE USB 2.0 Cable Converter with Power Supply
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As time goes on, hardware does evolve. It’s likely if you buy a computer these days, you may not be able to connect some of your older devices. I was recently in that position, and found myself looking for an uber adapter. I came across an unbranded SATA or IDE USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter on Amazon. I was worried at first, I admit it. I’ve long had a habit of not really trusting something that’s unbranded. But, I decided to give it a shot.
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.)
The kit comes with the AC adapter cable, and the power adapter. There’s a univeral USB 2.0 to IDE and SATA adapter. It even comes with a little micro SATA, which is nice. You have the driver’s and utilities disc, of course. For only $20.00, it was worth a shot for me to try it out. The big reason I bought this, is because I had a smaller hard drive that I had pulled out of an mp3 player. I needed to get the mp3s off of it, but didn’t have any way to do so. Certainly, there may come a point when I need something like this again.
If you know of other good kits that may help you with legacy devices in this day and age, please pass them on. I’m sure as technology evolves faster in the months and years to come, we will find ourselves needing more things like this.
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As time goes on, hardware does evolve. It’s likely if you buy a computer these days, you may not be able to connect some of your older devices. I was recently in that position, and found myself looking for an uber adapter. I came across an unbranded SATA or IDE USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter on Amazon. I was worried at first, I admit it. I’ve long had a habit of not really trusting something that’s unbranded. But, I decided to give it a shot.
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.)
The kit comes with the AC adapter cable, and the power adapter. There’s a universal USB 2.0 to IDE and SATA adapter. It even comes with a little micro SATA, which is nice. You have the driver’s and utilities disc, of course. For only $20.00, it was worth a shot for me to try it out. The big reason I bought this, is because I had a smaller hard drive that I had pulled out of an mp3 player. I needed to get the mp3s off of it, but didn’t have any way to do so. Certainly, there may come a point when I need something like this again.
If you know of other good kits that may help you with legacy devices in this day and age, please pass them on. I’m sure as technology evolves faster in the months and years to come, we will find ourselves needing more things like this.
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6 Comments
Ernest
July 30th, 2008
at 2:00am
I think I’d rather spend a couple more dollars for a SATA/IDE drive enclosure, its housing would provide some protection for the drive and cables from spills, protect other electronic devices like TVs and Radios from interference from the unshielded drive, etc. lastly, if the closure is small enough like the one I already use which is powered via the USB port, I can put a strip of Velcro on the closure and the back of my laptop’s screen, thus preventing the drive from being accidentally knocked off a small table at the local cafe, bookstore, library, etc. I do the same with my wireless antenna, USB hub, etc. It may not be pretty, but it keeps my surface area around my laptop uncluttered. Another alternative is to do like one creative user who used the shell of a second iBook if memory serves me right to permanently attach all this and a PC card reader to his Ibook. I believe that, he may have added a cooling fan as well to help keep the underside of the iBook cool, and to keep the hard drive cool. I’ve saw a lap top stand a while back that incorporated a drive bay for a laptop hard drive in addition to the fans for cooling the lap top. I believe this laptop stand may have included a USB Hub and some other options, but I could be wrong. I just don’t like the cluttered area around the laptop especially when there is no room to spare.
Keep up the great work.
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July 30th, 2008
at 10:25am
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roy
July 30th, 2008
at 11:32am
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wpileggi
July 30th, 2008
at 9:17pm
Chris, I’ve owned my IDE/SATA to USB adapter for a couple of years. The device allows me to do all sorts of wonderful things in my business, esp. with laptops and cloning their hard disk drives. The unit I purchased is still available for $15 or less (not incl. shipping), depending on the version, over at The Geeks…www.geeks.com. They have lots of cables and gizmos.
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July 31st, 2008
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RottNKorpse
August 6th, 2008
at 5:50pm
thanks for this tip Chris…I’ve been thinking about getting something like this for my old ide drives that were deemed useless coffee table props (even though I never used them for that :) )