The PATA2SATA3 is a bi-directional SATA IDE adapter/converter that lets you connect a Serial ATA drive to a legacy IDE port, or an IDE drive to a SATA motherboard port.A cost-effective solution for upgrading existing IDE systems to support SATA hard drives or optical drives, the SATA/IDE adapter eliminates the expense of having to purchase a controller card while saving the expansion slot that would be required for card installation.In addition to SATA hard drive installation, the adapter can be reversed in order to connect older IDE drives to a newer SATA-enabled motherboard, making it easy to retrieve old files from a previous system.
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Startech BIDIRECTIONAL SATA IDE ADAPTER CONVERTER PATA2SATA3 Components Controllers
I bought this product to enable me to connect an EIDE drive from my old PC to a new PC recently bought which only had SATA drive connections on the motherboard.The Unit fitted easily onto the EIDE drive and connected to the motherboard with a standard SATA cable. The SATA cable was supplied along with the additional power cables necessary.It all worked straight off with no issues or problems. I highly recommend this product it arrived promptly and simply worked.
Quality product. Worked on hardware where a cheaper, non-branded device failed completely. Gave a new lease of live to two legacy CD/IDE drives on a modern mother board. Simple to installed, well documented. Recommended.