USB 2.0 to PATA IDE Hard Drive Adapter Converter Cable, for 2.5Inch & 3.5Inch IDE PATA HDD, OldType Legacy Hard Disk Data Read, Backup & File Recovery Tool

This USB 2.0 to PATA IDE adapter cable is a costeffective solution to access outdated 2.5inch and 3.5inch IDE PATA hard drives. If you have oldgeneration IDE hard disks laying around and need to retrieve stored files, backup important data or perform disk testing, this converter helps you connect these legacy drives to modern computers via standard USB 2.0 port, without installing extra harddisk bays inside your PC case.

Adopting USB 2.0 standard, it offers maximum transfer speed up to 480 Mbps, and is backward compatible with USB 1.1 interfaces for use on older host equipment. It supports both notebooksize 2.5inch IDE HDD and desktopsize 3.5inch PATA hard drives, covering most classic parallel ATA harddisk models from past generations.

Perfect for many realworld scenarios: recovering data from retired old hard disks, copying archives, disk fault diagnosis, vintage hardware modification and IT repair work. Just attach your IDE hard drive to the IDE connector of this converter and plug USB end into computer, then you can start reading disk content.

Please note: 3.5inch IDE hard drives require separate external power supply (power adapter not included in package). This converter only supports PATAIDE hard drives, cannot work for SATA disks. Hard drive itself is not included. Some systems may need to initialize newlydetected old disks before file access.