Vantec USB 2.0 to SATA (Serial ATA)/IDE Adapter

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I work in IT and had a need for this adapter. So far, I have used it to transfer files on three different computers. It works great. One feature I really like about this product is it has a green power indicator on the adapter. This lights up when the hard disk is powered up.

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Works good. You will need to keep it in a ziplock bag to keep all the parts together. But for the price, it has done all I asked of it.

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Power Supply went out on my desktop, pulled the hard drives and found this adapter. Hooked it up to my laptop, guess what, it works just like it is advertised. Now I have plenty of storage for backups. Great Buy!!!

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The installation disc is pretty straightforward, no drivers required for XP, plug & play. I was able to access my friend's files from a smoked PC with ease & am seriously considering putting another hard drive in a case with this to use as an external drive. I loaned it to a coworker & he's pretty impressed. Overall, good buy & I recommend it.

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Does exactly what it says it does. Used it to access several drives, IDE and SATA, and it worked perfectly. Immediately recognized by XP, Vista and Windows 7. Power supply worked great as well. Highly recommended!

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I can now swap to bigger drives and mount as external to transfer data.

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Awesome product. I have been looking for something that can do desktop and mobile IDE as well as SATA. It is also nice that it supports IDE CD and DVD drives.The only downside is that using it for SATA devices requires a lot of extra cabling as it can't be used without the power brick. The cables required are: AC power to brick, Molex out of brick, Molex to SATA power, SATA cable from HD to adapter, USB cable from adapter to computer.On the plus side the separate power adapter means you can use it to test other components such as lighting, water pumps, fans, and anything else that takes a Molex power connector. The power adapter has an on/off switch and is quite powerful with a 1.5A 12V rail and a 1.5A 5V rail.Overall a very useful product and a must have for anyone who pulls desktops or laptops apart on a regular basis.

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It works!This thing is more of a contraption than a device because of all the cables: molex->sata, sata data, 120V plug, adapter unit, USB, etc etc etc.But it is the handiest contraption because I no longer have to open my case up and fiddle with power & data connectors to mount a hard drive. I often examine/repair other people's hard drives (both IDE and SATA), and occasionally swap around hard drives between my two PCs. Now ... just plug everything in, and no problems.I've heard of problems with other manufacturer's SATA->USB enclosures, but that Vantec always works. 5 stars, excellent "techie" product.

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Bought this product to save me having to open my computer up as I work on friends hard drives that have viruses. Wow does that save a lot of time. The connection is easy and the drives mount as a removable drive. I really like it.

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Vantec adapter is extremely useful is pulling data off of hrd drv. In case of system crash, being able to easily pull data off hrd drv is invaluable.

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I've gone through 3 pc's recently. Needless to say I had some extra hard drives with data I need from my defucnt pc's. I was able to capture the data from the hard drives with this device. I love it.

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Good service, quick shipping and it works as stated. Will probably get another one.

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It works great, what more need I say?

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Love it. Great device for any user. Weather Professional and General user. Only one complaint. I bought 32GB Patriot Jump drive along with this and the store charge me for shipping (UPS)or both which was no problem but when the shipment arrived it was in one box.

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This device is absolutely necessary if you want to backup or recover data on a drive. It eliminates the need to open your case and even the need to restart your computer. The drive is also powered by its own power supply, compatible with both the standard 4-pin and SATA power cables. The device is completely plug and play with modern operating systems which makes connectivity very convenient. The transfer rate is also very impressive for a USB adapter. The price is also outstanding for the convenience this product gives you and the fact that it includes an independent power supply as well.

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This item works as stated, Great way to backup your data to an external HDD or a great way to recover data for drives that wont boot, just plug it in and turn it on and BAM, Extra USB drive with Limitless capacity.

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Have heard others say the power supply fails well it is not meant to be plugged in all the time. it is for a backup to backup files etc on. love it myself

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Excellent versatile product. I use it for data transfer, drive cloning, and backups. It is great for backing up Notebooks. It is an excellent way to see what is on those hard drives that have been on the shelve collecting dust.

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I had a little bit of trouble just plugging in and seeing my hard drive but after it installed the driver (Vista), I unplugged the USB cable, plugged it back in and it worked.

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Ive tried this on two 3.5 drives, and one 2.5 drive, both IDE, works GREAT. Beats opening a case, changing jumpers. and its pretty fast. It has problems on a USB 1.1 though, so beware. It appears to be made well too! I like it!

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Tried with sata and eide hard drives and cdrom drives. Worked with all

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The product works as promised and I am quite pleased. I needed it to use on IDE drives pulled from old machines because I want the drive to use as archives. The best feature is it does include the 110 power supply for the IDE drives which cannot be powered via the USB connection. I would purchase this product again.

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Does exactly what I need for it to do ... hook-up a drive for access in a hurry

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Lifesaver of a product! Indespensible recovering from a lethal computer crash that killed my motherboard and power supply. Saved all my data to my laptop till I could rebuild. Would like a SCSI-to-USB but all in all tremendous value.

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Bought 2, used them once on some RAID-formatted 2.5 IDE laptop drives, worked fine. BTW, instructions are out of date, this new version doesn't have or need a power connector for 2.5 IDE drives, it just powers it off the USB.