StarTech.com PATA2SATA3 Bi-directional adapter converts IDE to SATA or SATA to IDE

from robert12

IDE2SATA: I worked 4 hours trying to get it to work. I tried everything. My computer won't even get past the BIOS with this device attached. I tried every combo of the switches, even though the tiny print says it doesn't matter. 'Slave' is the only one that allowed me to access BIOS setup, where ...

from Southern Guy

I bought this adapter to transfer a WD-250GB to a new HP Z240 workstation. It isn't recognized. All cables are connected correctly and the Power Indicator on the Interface is lit. Hard drive spins up, but nothing is recognized by the computer. Not even in the Device Manager. No drivers to updat...

from Andre721

I bought this because I had an old IDE hard drive laying around for years that I needed to clean the data out of. Here is something to keep in mind... if you are connecting an old IDE drive up, be sure that the jumpers are set properly (if applicable). For some odd reason, one of my jumpers wa...

from JV

Shipped quickly. Well packaged. Nice looking item. Comes in its own sturdy reusable box. It's smaller than I thought, about 2x2 inches. Comes with an 18" SATA data cable and a power supply split cable with branch connections for the device and HDD. I'm using it to hook up an old IDE driv...

from William

Only adapter we found that works with newer model computers. We use it in a classroom environment with removable IDE drives and it works perfectly