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.
- 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 CD/DVD optical drives as well
- Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support
- Bi-Directional support for IDE-to-SATA or SATA-to-IDE communication
- Compatible with PATA (IDE) 100/133 MBps hard devices
- Compatible with SATA revision 1/2/3 (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps) devices
- Supports SATA/IDE ATAPI devices, such as CD/DVD optical drives
- Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0a specifications, with transfer rates up to 1.5 Gbps
