Features:

  • Support 2.5 "/3.5" SATA HDD and SSD; 2.5 "/3.5" IDE HDD; DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD + RW Optical Drive. Dual-Head IDE Connector (40pin and 44pin) plus one SATA II Connector.
  • Allow to operate three HDDs Simultaneously. Data transfer rates up to 5 Gbps, backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1.
  • Included 12V 2A power cable is for providing stable electricity supply. 4PIN Power Cable is designed for 3.5’’ IDE drive.
  • Plug and play; Hot Swap; One Touch Backup function; On/Off Switch for HDD protection. LED light shows power and activity status.
  • What we offer: USB 3.0 to IDE+SATA Adapter, USB 3.0 Cable, 4PIN Power Cable, Power Adapter, OTB Software CD, 2-years Ocean Technology LLC warranty, 24h customer email support.
Does what it's supposed to with no problems.

I use this to recover files from glitched hard drives that won't boot to Windows. Plug and play. You plug it into your USB port, connect the power supply, and then plug your drive into it. Windows sees the drive and you can copy/paste files using File Explorer. I use this device to recover files from drives which are glitched and are unable to boot to Windows. As long as the drive has a readable file structure then this device basically just turns it into an external drive. I've only used it with SATA drives but see no reason why it wouldn't work with IDE drives too. I've never used the one touch backup button so can't comment on that except that I think to use it you have to install the software that comes on the CD with the converter. The software isn't needed just to copy and paste files, though. This converter also serves as a diagnostic tool. If a drive is really messed up then it either won't be detected or else it will appear with a drive letter (F:, G:, etc) but no information about the size or how much room is available on the drive, or a partition may be missing. In this case I know that I'll have to install the hard drive into my desktop and run a deep scan software to try to recover the files. So connecting the drive externally to this converter is a quick first step... if it can read the drive then I don't have to actually install the drive inside a machine and do it the hard way.

Fantastic value if you have a lot of hard drives to go through. Just Plain Works.

I've read two dozen hard drives - both IDE and SATA - with it. Plug a drive in, flip the power on, and the drive shows up as a hard drive in Explorer. It needs wall power, and includes a molex power cable - plug the 4-pin mini side into the unit, then the molex plug into an IDE drive. SATA drives just plug into the SATA side - data and power. If you've accumulated a lot of computers, laptops, and hard drives over the years, this is the perfect device to just spend a weekend going through them to make sure you've got everything you want off of them, and then clean them. You may have heard things about "military wipe" or "multi-pass wiping" for security, but those were mostly for older (sloppier) drives. For any IDE or SATA drive, all you need to do for personal security is: - Delete everything - Delete the volume - Format the drive. In Windows, when you format the drive, uncheck the box that says "quick format" - this goes through and initializes the entire drive, truly destroying all the content. It should take a LONG time (an hour or more for very large drives). Then I mark the drive itself with a sharpie ("Cleaned & Formatted [date]"). Any drive you can successfully format you should donate to a charity that accepts computer parts. They have a lot of need for used drives. Even though the drive has a somewhat shorter lifespan, they can still make use of it.

Very Nice and Works Well

It's a great drive adapter. I tested it using a Windows 10 system and had no problem connecting about 12 various IDA and SATA hard drives, some mechanical and others solid state, and two optical drives. All were recognized by Windows and were accessible. The power supply needs to be connected even with solid state SATA hard drives and when both an IDA and SATA device were connected both were mounted by Windows. I have several other USB drive adapters but none combine all the features of being usable with both IDA and SATA, 3.5 and 2.5 inch, and operate at USB 3 speed. It's also handy to have a Molex power connector right on the adapter. I'm very pleased with the purchase.

Works Perfectly! A God-send for Crashed Computers.

The Unitek USB to IDE and Sata Converter is a life-saver! The device works perfectly and with zero complications to retrieve data from a hard drive--a task that might cost hundreds of dollars if performed professionally. What a great value! Caution: this device will not fix a hard drive that is itself damaged. It is for use if the hard drive is intact but the computer motherboard is damaged or fried and the computer will not boot. No instructions come with the Converter but they aren't really necessary. In order to make using the device easier, I recommend removing the hard drive from your desktop or laptop first. It's difficult if not impossible to attach the device to the hard drive if the drive is still installed in the computer. For a desktop, the removal of the drive is easy. Most desktop hard drives are mounted in a cage in the case. Simply detach the screws holding the cage to the case and then push down on a lever holding the cage to the case at the wall. The cage pops right out. There are many videos on YouTube that show how to do this. Takes about 30 seconds to accomplish. No need to remove the hard drive from the cage. Laptops can be a little more time-consuming. You probably will have to remove the back of the laptop--8 or 10 screws--to access the hard drive. Once it is exposed it simply needs to be disconnected and pulled out. Once you have the hard drive out, find the appropriate connector on the converter (there are 3 available) and plug it into the IDE or SATA port of the hard drive. Attach the power cord to the converter and plug it in. Turn on the power switch on the back of the converter. A blue light will go on. Now attach the included USB cable to the converter and plug the other end into a working computer. The old hard drive will show up on the working computer as a new external drive. Select it and it will open a File Explorer window. Generally, you will browse down to Users and find the user whose files are to be rescued. You will see all of the standard folders--Desktop, Documents, Pictures, Music--exactly as you would on the original computer's File Explorer. Copy and paste any or all folders or files you want to rescue to the new computer . That is all there is to it! I have even used the Unitek converter to transfer files from a Windows formatted hard drive to a Mac. Worked like a charm! Note that the Unitek website doesn't provide much help unless you are fluent in Korean. But documentation help is not really necessary. This is a really easy DIY project that will rescue your data and potentially save time, money and grief. Extremely simply and effective! So happy that I bought the Unitek converter!

Used this to recover data from a failed hard drive

The hard drive in my wife's laptop had failed, the computer would only boot so far then fail to find a readable disk. I could hear the hard drive click on but not spin. I was guessing that the read arm was stuck so I bought this external hard drive adapter in the hopes that I could nudge the arm free by giving the drive a couple of sharp taps when the system tried to read it. I was able to do this and managed to get all the data off onto our backup drive. I was then able to format the old drive to wipe it before disposal. I have several other old hard drives around that I plan to wipe with this tool prior to disposal.

Very usefull

Unit handles more than 1 hard drive at a time. The backup software is problematic. I doubt that I will ever use it. The setup is "plug & Play" on my Windows 7 Pro - 64 bit OS. It took a bit longer for the OS to see the Seagate ATA drive that I plugged into this hub. Leaving the Seagate plugged, I added a SATA drive to the hub. The SATA drive was seen much quicker than the ATA drive. I tried to format the ATA drive, but the system just hung, so I'll only be using the hub to access data files that were originally stored on the drives via a computer install. The hub may function quicker on newer tech hard drives than the ones I tested out. It is a cheap way to see what I left on the older drives before I scrap them out.

So easy to use, non-techie girlfriend was able to transfer data

I sent this to my girlfriend. She had two PC towers, with hard drives full of pictures. I walked her through pulling the drives, and connecting them to her current laptop with this device. Once that was done, I got on her laptop remotely, copied thousands of pictures onto her current system. Once that was done, made a backup to a WD Elements external drive. Now all is well having 2 copies of every pic she ever took. Thanks for a great product.

HP computer WAS completely locked up...this got my data back

I purchased an HP all-in-one pc about 4 months ago. We scanned in our paper family photos in an effort to go paperless in our home. We did NOT back up our scanned copies; however, we destroyed our paper copies. Our HP went totally crazy and locked up on us. Even the paid HP tech support (as well as the Office Depot tech) could NOT fix our computer and restore it to a state where we could get our photos back. We opted to remove the hard drive from the rear of the all-in-one, purchased this device and attempted to connect it to our backup laptop computer. The laptop did not recognized the drive at first. I preformed a "chkdsk" on that hard drive and it deleted a LOT of bad sectors from the hard drive but then it quickly recognized the drive and remaining files INCLUDING all of our family photos and tax records!!!!!! This device did what MANY HP and box store techs couldn't do. It was well worth the money!

Worked on an IDE drive from 2004

I pulled some old HDDs out of some computers in the garage before I took them to recycling. Two of the drives have an IDE interface that I don't even have in my current computer. I purchased the Unitek USB Converter for the IDE support, and used it for the SATA drive too because it was easier than opening my computer to install the drive. The Unitek worked perfectly for all 3 drives, Windows 10 recognized the drives instantly and I was able to backup all of the information. 250 GB Seagate SATA drive from 7/1/2005 120 GB Western Digital IDE drive from 11/3/2004 80 GB Seagate IDE drive from 5/22/2004

I like the on/off switch on the earlier version of this product.

Other reviewers have explained the very important virtues of this product. What a convenience to be able to use any hard drive as though it were just another USB thumb drive or a USB external hard drive!! I use this product to migrate operating systems from the built-in drive to a newer drive and to just take a look and see what is on an older, retired drive. UPDATE JULY 30, 2017 Please note that the updated version of this product, Upgraded Version Chipset VL711, does NOT have an on/off switch. My thanks to Alexander V for pointing this out. The earlier version is larger and has connectors for IDE desktop and laptop drives. See https://www.amazon.com/gp/r.html?C=308E7DQYDUISH&K=A2CPOM98Y14C6C&R=2WFZK95TO1UJV&T=C&U=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FUnitek-Converter-Universal-Function-Software%2Fdp%2FB00EHDTRJ6%3Fref_%3Dpe_623860_70668520&A=E8KHNIJLUAUFGWWHCZ8KNHANHYGA&H=NQHUL1XMT63MXGJA2CNXUU4VAGSA&ref_=pe_623860_70668520

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