StarTech.com SATA to 2.5in or 3.5in IDE Hard Drive Adapter for HDD Docks
The SATDOCKU3S USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking Station delivers full, instant access to any 2.5in or 3.5in SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) hard drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD), without having to mount the drive in a computer or install it in an external enclosure. Large capacity drives (tested with up to 4TB 3.5" and 1TB 2.5" drives) can be used to greatly enhance your computer's storage/backup capabilities.
Connected to the host computer through a single USB 3.0 SuperSpeed or USB 2.0 connection, the hard drive docking station provides a convenient, plug-and-play storage solution that delivers instant access to the hard drive without requiring a reboot.
Relying on the outstanding data throughput support of USB 3.0, the HDD docking station is capable of transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps, making it the fastest way to access data from an external drive. Double the value of this hard drive docking station, using a SATA to IDE hard drive adapter (SAT2IDEADP), which enables you to use any 2.5 or 3.5in IDE hard drive in a SATA hard drive dock slot.
o ensure compatibility with your computer system, the SATDOCKU3S supports all of the leading operating system platforms, including: Microsoft Windows, Apple OSX, Linux, and Google Chrome OS
- Mounting holes for both 2.5in and 3.5in form factor IDE hard drives
- Compatible with PATA (IDE) 66/100/133 MBps hard drives
- Compliant with SATA revision 1.0
- Large capacity hard drive support, with 48-bit LBA
- Compatible with most 3.5in StarTech.com SATA hard drive docking stations and duplicators
- Supports 40-pin (3.5in) and 44-pin (2.5in) IDE hard drives
- Durable, metal construction