Connect a 2.5in or 3.5in SATA hard drive to your computer through USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 or e SATA. The SATDOCKU3E USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/e SATA to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station provides quick & easy access to a 2.5in or 3.5in SATA hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) through either e SATA or USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectivity, making it compatible with almost any system. The HDD docking station supports large capacity drives (tested with up to 4 TB 3.5" & 1 TB 2.5" drives), which enables you to greatly enhance your computers storage/backup capabilities. The hard drive dock offers e SATA or USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 host connections (3 Gbps, 5 Gbps bandwidth respectively), & is backward compatible with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 (up to 480 Mbps) connections to the host computer. To simplify HDD installation & swapping drives in & out of the dock, the SATDOCKU3E features a top slot-loading design, for easy access.