StarTech 40-Pin IDE to 2.5in SATA HDD/SSD/ODD Converter (IDE2SAT2)

I used this with a SATA HDD to upgrade an IDE based audio recorder (Yamaha AW1600). It worked well with the two drives I tested. These were a Vertex 2 SATA II 60GB and a Samsung 840 EVO 250GB. Having tried two other SATA to IDE interfaces, this was the only one I found that worked properly in my particular scenario. The other interfaces I tried either did not work fully or were very slow. I have not done exhaustive testing but it does appear that this is a very good product.

These are probably the better versions of this type of drive conversion for SATA drives into IDE cables. If piecing together a system with any value or stability requirement, I would stick with these. Perfect for things like modified original XBOX systems too. I will say that due to the design they may not suit all needs. There are alternative versions which plug in on the motherboard side instead of drive side. These have the advantage of not requiring IDE cables. I thought it worth mentioning as for some people this may be a better option, so look for these instead, however be aware that most of the ones which fix to the IDE plug on a motherboard take up the entire IDE channel, where as ones like this allow for the traditional dual drive with a master and slave drive.

Had a cheap green IDE-SATA card from ebay, it didn't work and was a waste of money, the 40-pin 80 wire ribbon cable that came with it was too short as well. This startech IDE-SATA worked fine, put the jumper to slave by putting the clip on the slave pins, it picked up my 2TB Seagate HDD without issue when I checked in the chimp software. I also got a longer 40-pin 80 wire ribbon (60cm) which was easier to channel within the xbox. (I used the chimp software to copy eeprom/original HDD to the new one and create E, F & G partition. Then I had to use xbpartitioner to make those partitions visible. Split the HDD between F & G, first formatted it with a megabyte less than given. Then formatted it again with all the available megabytes, this worked. Also set to 64mb cluster. Would recommend this for xbox original HDD replacement.

I am stunned to say it worked first time. I took the WD400BB 40GB 7200rpm IDE hard disk drive out of my 2007 Fostex MR16HD/CD Portastudio, because traditional disk drives are so so so noisy, I fitted a GIGABYTE 120GB SSD SATA III solid state drive which is silent and three times the size of my old drive, powered the portastudio on whilst holding the stop button so that it did not try to load anything from the new SSD and it went straight into "do you want to format the disk", I selected yes, it formatted very quickly and loaded a blank Song 01, I recorded some Roland TR8 and played it back from tracks 1 & 2. Plugged the Fostex USB into my Mac, selected USB mode on the Fostex, and my Mac recognised it as a 120GB drive ready to import songs. Unbelievable, it just worked. The adaptor feels a little fragile so I gently pressed the cables onto the adaptor little by little, using a cloth to not touch any circuitry.

These adapters are absolutely outstanding and have allowed me to bring an old PC with a failed IDE drive back to life with a duel boot XP and Win98 SSD install. The pins are strong, I don’t think they will bend like the cheaper adapters. They also work for attaching a modern Blu-Ray drive to an older IDE cable system. Just remember if using more than one to move the pre-installed jumper to either slave or cable to prevent conflicts with the master drive. Cons: Remember to place electrical tape on the back of the pins, as they will short out on the PC case if they make contact. I would have liked if the IDE pins had a plastic guide around them, just to be 99% sure that they won’t get bent, but as mentioned they are very strong and well made. Final Tip: If you are using these to install Win98, stick to an SSD under 137GB and create a 7.5GB partition for the OS or you will get stuck at ScanDisk during setup. Then a secondary partition to make use of the rest of the disk space.

Worked great to connect a sata HDD to my original Xbox, letting me upgrade the storage to store more games.

Worked first time with a new LiteOn iHAS124 DVD-RW drive fitted to an older Dell Optiplex GX-280 desktop PC under WinXP (yes, I know...). The PC has a SATA connection for the hard drive, but an IDE connection for the optical drive; the drive failed (well, it would read CDs but not DVDs) and new IDE drives are either unavailable or expensive. I tried a 2nd hand drive, but that had the same issues so after getting my money back I bought a lowish cost LiteOn drive with SATA connection + an IDE/SATA adapter. First I tried a cheap Chinese product but it didn't work, despite testing many combinations of drives and configurations. So I bit the bullet and bought the Startech adapter and as I said - it worked first time. It isn't such a neat product as others that are available (it has a dangly power lead) and the IDE connector has bare pins. It's also considerably more expensive. But it works, and that's the important criterion! I have tested it by reading a retail music CD and single and double layer retail DVDs. I have also written a data CD-R, an audio CD-R and a single layer DVD-R disc without problem. Hope this helps

So, I bought this adapter so I could use my iMac G4 with an SSD and HOO BOY, WAS IT WORTH IT! I've seen huge differences in performance across the board. Comparing it to the old 80GB Maxtor hard drive installed previously. Boot times are a lot quicker now. I should add that I've installed Mac OS 10.5.8 which does sometimes crash with long periods of idle time. I tried a cheaper adapter a while ago and the SATA connector on it was broken out of the box. This however was perfect. The IDE pins are a bit prone to bending if you are used to prying the cable out in one way, which could be remedied easily by adding the plastic surround to it, but they're easy enough to bend back with some tweezers, or even just inserting the cable back in. I can thoroughly recommend this to anyone wanting much faster drives in your older IDE based machines.

This product is fantastic. Much better than the cheap options available on facebook. Upon receipt I was blown away by the weight of the product compared to the cheap one I was sending back. Typical Startech quality on full display here. The Good: - Works seamlessly in an original xbox to allow for the use of massive SATA drives (I used it to max out the 2TB limitation of the hardware) - Made with good materials - Includes a molex passthrough to chain the adapter between a source and another drive - Includes jumpers to allow master/slave/cable select - The power adapter attaches parallel to the board, freeing up space in otherwise craped situations The Bad: - Both sides of the board is left entirely exposed, inviting shorts. Would highly recommend taping off the back of the board, regardless of use - The power cable uses the mini-molex plug used by legacy floppy drives, meaning you need to use the included cable to power the adapter. Not a deal breaker, but extra, unnecessary, wires always suck The Ugly: - As opposed to a standard plastic ATA socket, this adapter uses a pin header. Your IDE ribbon will fit fine, but it seems to attach muss less sturdy This device is 300% of the price of competing cheap options, but it is largely worth it to have a one-and-done solution. If you're looking to upgrade your original xbox hard drive in 2021, you really can't go wrong with this.

旧式3.5インチを２．５インチHDDを変更に使用した 動作良好でした

Najważniejsze, że ze starym kontrolerem IDE nowy napęd DVD działa, co prawda jeden - tak jakby przejściówka zapisywała sobie go (ten pierwszy napęd podpięty do niej) w pamięci i już żadnego innego nie chciała rozpoznać (jakaś metoda na jej reset?).

Testato funziona perfettamente.

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