The IDE to SATA Converter (TU-IDES) means that you can connect IDE devices such as CD, DVD & hard disk drives to a Serial ATA port on your computer’s motherboard. Without software installation required, simply connect power & data cables to IDE devices to SATA connector on your computer. Features Connect any IDE CD, DVD or hard drive device to an available Serial ATA port Use your current IDE device on new SATA motherboards Utilizes Serial ATA 1.0 & hot-pluggable technology Master/slave hard drive emulation supported Supports PIO mode 0~4 & Ultra DMA mode 0~7 Supports ATAPI Packet command set, & 48-bit LBA addressing Supports additional ATA commands for serial ATA SCR access Power save mode built-in Serial ATA Built In Self Test (BIST) ready 2-year limited warranty