Bi-directional adapter converts IDE to SATA or SATA to IDEThe PATA2SATA3 is a bi-directional SATA IDE adapterconverter that lets you connect a Serial ATA drive to a legacy IDE port or an IDE drive to a SATA motherboard port A cost-effective solution for upgrading existing IDE systems to support SATA hard drives or optical drives the SATAIDE adapter eliminates the expense of having to purchase a controller card while saving the expansion slot that would be required for card installation In addition to SATA hard drive installation the adapter can be reversed in order to connect older IDE drives to a newer SATA-enabled motherboard making it easy to retrieve old files from a previous system The Star Tech Advantage- A single versatile adapter can be used to connect an IDE device to a SATA motherboard or vice-versa without any drivers or software installation- Supports not only hard drives but CDDVD optical drives as well- Backed by a Star Tech 2-year warranty & free lifetime technical support Specifications Ports &38; interfaces Connector gender Male Female Connector 2SP4 MConnector 12 x SATA Data 7 pin M1 x IDE 40 pin FTechnical details Dimensions (Wx Dx H)50 x 61 x 11 mm Product colour Black Quantity per box 40 pc (s) Housing material Plastic Compatible products 25 SATA35 EIDE35 SATA525 SATA525 EIDEDesign Housing material Plastic Product colour Black Performance Housing material Plastic Compatible products 25 SATA35 EIDE35 SATA525 SATA525 EIDEProduct colour Black Weight &38; dimensions Weight 20 g Packaging data Package width 173 mm Package height 32 mm Package depth 142 mm Package weight 102 g