Bi-directional adapter converts IDE to SATA or SATA to IDE\n\n The PATA2SATA3 is a bi-directional SATA IDE adapter/converter that lets you connect a Serial ATA drive to a legacy IDE port, or an IDE drive to a SATA motherboard port.\n\n A cost-effective solution for upgrading existing IDE systems to support SATA hard drives or optical drives, the SATA/IDE adapter eliminates the expense of having to purchase a controller card while saving the expansion slot that would be required for card installation.\n\n 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.\n\n The Star Tech.com Advantage\n\n- 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\n- Supports not only hard drives, but CD/DVD optical drives as well\n- Backed by a Star Tech.com 2-year warranty & free lifetime technical support Feature Feature Value Connector 12 x SATA Data 7 pin M/1 x IDE 40 pin FConnector 2SP4 MConnector gender Male connector / Female connector Product colour Black Housing material Plastic Compatible products 2.5" SATAn 3.5" EIDEn 3.5" SATAn 5.25" SATAn 5.25" EIDEWeight 20 g Package width 33 mm Package depth 154 mm Package height 127 mm Package weight 150 g Package length 15.4 cm Dimensions (Wx Dx H)50 x 61 x 11 mm Quantity per box 40 pc (s)