EYOOLD USB 3.0 to SATA IDE Adapter, Hard Drive Reader External Ultra Recovery Converter Compatible with 2.5" 3.5" HDD, SSD,5.25-inch DVD/CD-ROM Optical Drive Data Transfer with Power Supply

Great item. Did not think it would work, but it worked like a charm.

This adapter saved me during a tech emergency. It connected old hard drives quickly and transferred files without a hitch. Setup was simple, and the speed was impressive. I used it to recover party photos and costume designs from an old laptop. A must-have for tech-savvy organizers or anyone with legacy drives.

First and most important I was able to fire up and move the data off a very old IBM Travelstar (July 2002) 40GB ATA/IDE drive. So, from that point of view, worth every penny. On my Win 11 HP tower, the OS reports the USB device is not supported or the USB device is not recognized. Moving it to another USB port would work. Did not spend too much time on this, but in three sessions, was the same each time regardless of the port I started with. Makes me worry that it may not work in the future.

Didn't know exaclty how I'd like this adapter when I ordered it. But I decided to try using an old PATA DVD Rom drive I had laying around on my Windows 11 laptop. Worked instantly after I plugged everything in and turned the toggle switch on the adapter. Tried a DVD with VLC and played no problems. I have a SATA Doc. But this adapter will allow me to check and verify what if any data I have on a bunch of IDE hard drives I have laying around. I was a little surprised I didn't need to bother to find an old IDE cable I had laying around. It will only attach to one device at a time. But it works. And for that I'm happy.

Excellent! My desktop stopped working. I believed all my pictures were gone. I removed my Hargrove from the desktop and used this to recovered all my pictures using a laptop. It didn’t ask for any keys, codes, or security info. Easy to plug in and retrieve info. I flashed hard drive and now use it to backup my pictures

Works as intended. Helped me recover all the data off the hard drive of a dead computer that would no longer power on

I purchased this because I wanted a 16x external optical drive that was stable and reliable and needed an interface. I tried this product with two different known-good SATA drives and it failed miserably. It would make the original USB connection and start running normally, then it would periodically disconnect/reconnect USB. I switched to the Unitek equivalent for SATA drives and it's working just fine. I don't know if this is just with optical drives or other devices have the same issue. Their documentation said it should work, but even with the power supply connected it is very unstable.

Product works great if you are curious what is on an old hard drive, but when attempting to transfer old files off of the hard drive, transfers time out after a minute or so, with the attached hard drive no longer being recognized. This occurred when transferring data with a variety of old hard drives. Besides that, set up is simple and it's easy to use.