Sabrent USB-DSC5 Serial ATA or IDE 2.5-/3.5-Inch to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter with Power Supply | 
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| Brand: Sabrent
Category: CE
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $15.98
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Rating:  306 reviews
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5.6 x 1.9
MPN: USB-DSC5
Model: USB-DSC5
UPC: 857161001069
EAN: 0857161001069
ASIN: B000HJ99DI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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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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, and user's guide.
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 Useful tip if it's not working January 21, 2008
Marion Bates (Canaan, NH USA)
163 out of 164 found this review helpful
I couldn't get this device to work under Mac OS X or WindowsXP, gave up and called for a return authorization...but the support person told me this: For IDE drives, the drive's jumpers MUST be set to "MASTER" (not cable select), UNLESS the brand is Western Digital, in which case the jumpers must be set to "SINGLE" (i.e. remove all jumpers). Sure enough, it worked after that! Hope this helps someone else.
Looks like junk, but works GREAT December 5, 2007
Jeffrey Heaton (St. Louis, MO)
40 out of 41 found this review helpful
This is not meant to be a long-term, set it on your desk, solution. Its a quick cable to transfer data off a hard drive or between hard drives for an upgrade. I've used this with SATA, IDE and laptop IDE. All worked great. I was able to plug the USB device into either my Windows or Mac computers. Very happy with this product!
Its great for cases where a laptop gets destroyed, yet the hard drive is fine. I know someone who spilled water on their laptop, and pretty much fried it. But the hard drive was fine. Using this device I copied the hard drive files to her new computers.
I've owned devices in the past that can do this, but the 3-in one interface setup is awesome.
its got pretty lights August 18, 2006
herman_m (Los Angeles, CA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
what makes this better than other ones i've seen in its class is that it has lights. the adapter will tell you when the hard drive is connected via USB successfully. it also tells you if there is hard disk activity on the IDE or SATA hard drive. I don't use the 1.8-inch hard drive feature, but I'm glad its there if I ever need it. I might need to rescue my iPod hard drive one day! It works great on my old iMac running Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
Where was this thing about 5 months ago? September 19, 2006
DISenchanted (NM USA -Land of DISenchantment)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
It just figures. Before this item became available,
I had bought several of the single function products like:
- USB to IDE (3.5")
- USB to IDE (2.5" notebook drive)
- USB to SATA
So far it works great.
No problems.
Faster interface than having to mount the hd into an external chassis.
I am glad I have it.
A real timesaver.
It just works February 12, 2009
J. Heywood (California, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I needed to get all my documents, music, pictures, etc. off a laptop that had died. I popped out the hard drive, plugged everything in. Vista immediately identified the new drive, and I copied over the files I wanted to save. Couldn't be easier.
I was looking at other solutions that would have made me plug into the motherboard, etc. No way. This is much easier and could go straight to my new laptop instead of plugging into my desktop.
It wasn't the fastest thing in the world, but it just simply worked. No hassles, no errors, no fuss.
Great product for a really great price.
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