Name: StarTech USB 3.0 to SATA or IDE Hard Drive Adapter
Brand: StarTech
SKU: STB3SSATAIDE
Price: 51.99 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 3 (5 reviews)

StarTech USB 3.0 to SATA or IDE Hard Drive Adapter

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Buy: StarTech USB 3.0 to SATA or IDE Hard Drive Adapter Cable Type: USB to SATA/IDE, USB Cable Angle: Straight

If you're seeking a durable, reliable, and high-speed solution for connecting your hard drives to your computer, look no further than our USB 3.0 to SATA or IDE Hard Drive Adapter. This efficient device is designed to seamlessly connect any standard 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA or IDE hard drive to your computer via an available USB 3.0 port. It's also backward compatible with USB 2.0, ensuring versatility across different systems.This convenient adapter allows you to connect a bare drive without the need for an enclosure or HDD dock, saving you both time and hassle. It's equipped with built-in connectors for both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA Hard Drives (HDDs), SATA Solid State Drives (SSDs), and IDE hard drives, making it a versatile tool for all your data transfer needs.With a maximum transfer rate of 5Gbps using USB 3.0 and 480Mbps with USB 2.0, this adapter ensures high-speed data transfer for a more efficient workflow. Its compact, portable form factor makes it an ideal companion for technicians who travel and deal with many different types of hard drives.The adapter features LED indicators that provide status and activity updates, allowing you to monitor your data transfer process with ease. It's compliant with USB specification Rev 2.0 and 3.0 and supports hot swap and plug-and-play compatibility, offering a true plug-and-play solution for adding cost-effective external storage.This USB 3.0 to SATA or IDE Hard Drive Adapter is compatible with Windows, Linux, and Mac computers and doesn't require any software or driver installation. Whether you're a service technician needing to test or retrieve data from old hard drives, or simply looking to easily connect and access data from a 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard drive with USB 3.0, this adapter is the perfect solution.

I have used this device with my Windows 8.1 Laptop that says it has USB 3.0 ports. I only used a two sata drives and two or three IDE drives and never had a problem. I tried connecting to my new laptop with Windows 11 and it just crash every time I connect it. I was using IDE CD/DVD drives. My old laptop still works good with it. It still was hit or miss with the DVD drive. Some times I plugged it in and windows didn't recognize it. Then I would unplug it and plug it back in and it would work.

Mix Results

I bought this device yesterday and tried to use it to recover data from a hard drive _SATA) that I believe has crashed. After setting it up according to the instructions, I'm getting a message that Windows does not recognize the USB device. The SATA light on the adapter is green. The USB light is red. Any advice?

Not sure it works

I have a stack of older SATA & IDE drives. Most are 500GB or less. Only 2 out of 9 detect (and I've tried verything). BOO HISS - too expensive to NOT WORK..

Worthless on most older / smaller drives

Worked perfect. I was able to open an old drive that crashed and retrieve all my pictures and other important files.

Perfect

I have always constructed my PCs according to what my requirements are. Over the years I had accumulated a number of old drives that I could not bring myself to throw away. I also spend a fair bit of time removing or fitting hard disk drives to meet particular requirements. I receive 'Custom PC' monthly and last month's issue contained mention of a device that would enable access to data on older IDE HDDs through the USB3 ports on newer PCs (also handling newer SATA drives as well). This adapter from Startech has, at a stroke, removed much of the hassle and fiddle when trying to utilise data from an older HDD on a newer PC. Thank you Startech a long awaited tool for all PC builders and - dare I say 'Nerds'. Great bit of kit that will see a lot of use in the future.

StarTech USB 3.0 to SATA or IDE Hard Drive Adapter

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