Instructions on USB To SATA/IDE Adapters & Cables 

Thanks for the video. For USB to IDE users, try changing the jumper before giving up. I changed the jumper on the old IDE drive from Master to Slave, no luck, removed it altogether, still no luck, and finally changed it to Cable Select and then my old drive was recognized as a drive on my laptop. Cable Select worked for my laptop, which is Win Vista. I read other articles where Slave works on some and even removing the jumper altogether might work. Plenty of info on this by searching Google for IDE Jumper.

Thank you for this. It helped me out a lot and I saved money. Staples was going to charge me $100, but I bought the SATA/IDE cables for $7 on eBay and was able to retrieve my files.

“You know your modern operating system like windows xp” that aged well 😂😂

Thank you for the wonderful video. I had a computer go belly up but the hard drives were still good. Never knew that these devices were even around. Ordered by IDE/SATA adapter... watched your video and I was off and running. Thank you for posting. I was able to retrieve ALL of my files from my old computer without any problems.

Thank you so much. Even a computer illiterate like me was able to understand it the way you explained the procedure.

Possibly the best instructional video I've seen on RU-vid.

This video by far is the best in explaining all the parts!

great presentation perfect flow. I love getting right to the point.

Thank you for a very thorough and understandable video. Unlike many others on this topic, you actually took the time to show how to connect the cables and even more, you walked me through the computer interface. Job well done!

Thanks, excellent explanation and solved my problem. You were the only person to show & tell how to initialize and format a hard drive after connecting to a USB port. Thank you again.

It can be pretty hard for beginners to find all info about data/power connections. Many thanks for all these useful info!!!

Thanks for the help. Some are so fast , it's hard to follow , but you are very clear what needs to be done.

This was the most helpful video. I bought the Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA/IDE Hard Drive Adapter to transfer data from my old hard drive to my new computer but the "instructions" that came with it did not explain how to connect the different types of hard drives and which connectors went where. I'm a pretty tech savvy power user but I'm no computer tech and this video totally saved the day.

You move at just the right pace for me - many thanks

Thanks, it helped me twice.

Nicely done. Nice style, clear instruction. TY, sir!

Used this on my crashed SATA hard drive and it worked great as in your video. Thanks!

Thank you so much!! you saved my life! I bought the same adaptor as you and when I saw that the plug didn't match I got so frustrated...but I didn't give up and then I found your video!!! :) now I recovered all my data!! I'm so happy! :)

3:30 "And you just push it until its tight." 3:44 "You just plug it straight in and there is gonna be little bit of resistance it does take a little bit of force to get it in there but once its plugged in you gonna see its nice and flush." Yes.

thanks for the information, I didn't get any instructions for the one I bought. your video is a much needed information and I for one am grateful for your help!!

You helped me even in 2021 so thanks

Your video is so clear and extremely useful. Thank you, it helped a lot

You can buy the adaptor sat tiger direct. Too back the video did not show what options you have with a bad drive, but I did see another bid on RU-vid that gave some ideas.

Very clear explanation. Thank you. Worked for IDE desktop hard drive and SATA laptop drive. Unfortunately I was unable to connect ATA/IDE 2.5 laptop hard drive using this type of cable. Do I need a different one and if so, which one?

Thank you for this excellent video. This helped me a lot.

Thanks a lot for this video! I found it very useful; particularly because Sabrent doesn't have a manual posted for it!

Thankyou so much for making this video-seriously appreciate it !!

I don't get a pop up when I plug the hard drive into my desktop via the USB connection. The company has sent me two SATA IDE cable kits and neither is working. The hard drive was working before I removed it from the laptop and I was careful not to shock it with static electricity or anything like that. What am I doing wrong? Your instructions were very clear, so it has to be something on my end.

Hi, I bought the same product from Ebay but as soon as I connected it to a SATA 3.5" disk (the power side [as you call at 6:54]-the 4-color cables) there was an explosion and the power supply went dead. At first I thought that the reason was a short circuit at the 4-colored cable pins since they're kind of loose, as you say at 6:03("they move"). Also the room's power fuse went off. So I ordered a second item from ebay and this time I made the connections to a diffenent disk (a laptop 2.5"SATA) with a lot of care! I took special care not to have a new short circuit again. Even so, it happened again: When i finally put the plug to the wall outlet boom! (I saw a sparkle at the transformer's 220V input. I tried to ask the chinese seller for advice or a user manual (which was missing from the package), but he bearly understood any english. He gave me advice on how to follow the post tracking as if I had complained for not having received anything! I could use the rest of the articles in managing a 3.5 HDD with a power supply from a PC. A computer technician told me he thought the chinese power supply is faulty. Thankfully both disks were not damaged (I could read them throught other equipment) but I'm afraid to make the same mistake for a third time. I was afraid I misconnected something, but as I see I followed the same procedure as you did. Do you have any ideas or advice? Thank you

Thanks a lot you help me buy this Video i upgrade my hp desktop with new Sata Hard drive and I don't know what to do old one but now I can buy online this stuff from Amazon and a new storage device thank's wish you a happy Christmas THank's

I just received my item and your video really helped me out alot thanks

thanks for this.what happens if nothing pops up on my desktop when i connect the usb?

you know an HDD is old when it sounds like an air raid siren

Excellent video well narrated and explained! Glad you used a tripod!

Awesome., thanks for that, good to check if I hooked it up all correctly.

Aweeeeeesome video!!! Very clear and professional!!! Thanks a million!!! 10/10

Hello guys, I have one problem. I have recently bought the cableexpert USB to IDE/SATA adapter cable, which was previously under gamebird. I have tried it with 2,5" IDE laptop hdd - worked, then with 3,5" IDE HDD and 3,5" SATA HDD with the external power supply - worked, but when I connected to the adapter 2,5" SATA HDD it did not turn on. I used the external power supply from the box, I connected the molex to sata power cable as in the case of 3,5" SATA HDD, but it just did not power up.

how much power does the hard drive connector need / the reason i ask is because i have a similar unit that doesnt have the molex connector and am afraid to make one to end up burning out the hard drive because i didnt know the power needed

I wish it worked so easily for me. My newer pc has packed in, I tried to use the sata transfer cables to plug into my old PC, but nothing. I then plugged the new harddrive into my older pc directly and it would not boot, just got the windows screen with 4 F key options to press, but pressing F11 etc did nothing.

Thanks buddy, this helps me decide whether or not I wanted to purchase one of these.

Excellent video. Great help thankyou.

Thank you! GREAT instructions! It worked!!

I realize this is a dinosaur of a post, but it's exactly what I need to go through the 9 old hard drives I found in drawers! I have a question though, a couple of these drives have jumpers on.....do I remove the jumpers? Thanks.

I have the following question the team is not easily damaged is I have one and use it as much when I connect it only shows me a red light.

what happens if it says "parameter is incorrect" when you plug it in?

Great video. This answered all my questions. Thanks! I'm going to get a more universal adapter like this one, than the one I was thinking of getting. Excited to get my data off 3 old dead computers.... For next to no $!

I have 2003 ide , On the desk top hard drive what about the 10 pin spot that has a little fuse or plastic thing on 2 of the pins, in between the power and the 39 pin it’s a plug for something. Does that spot need to be plugged into something if not what was that for when it was in the pc ? Cause I can’t get my comp to recognize when I plug mine in can hear my laptop tryin to make it work but nothing , no sound or auto play can’t find it it’s like it’s not plugged in but my laptop is humming tryin to make it work.

I tried the device you have here, my question is, my pc used IDE drives and I tried with a sata drive and was not recognised and was prompted for drivers which Windows could not find. When I plugged the usb in my pc found the connection but not the drive.Can only the external drive type that's the same as my installed drives be used ie sata with sata and IDE with IDE. At the moment I don't have an IDE hard drive to test my usb cable.I have connected a spare dvd drive that's IDE and my pc found that and it works fine through the usb.

this video is the perfect example of somebody drowning in a cup of water

Some issues using these devices. Make sure they are work with your drive. Compatible with SATAII or SATAIII drives? Some newer SATA adapters devices do not work with 3.5 drives, look for an external power supply.

thanks it worked!

I need your advice with regard to the following: I've a Sony LED TV (KLV-32R32E). To watch movies, I want to connect my external hard disk. Can you kindly suggest an interface?

I can NEVER get the computer to 'see' SATA drives. I have purchased several makes of the connector cable sets and tried connecting the drives to several different computers through USB and USB 3 but any I have tried cannot read the drive or even show a drive letter for them!

Thank you very much for the demo. It helped me so, so much:)

Well done Tim. Thank you!

Can you use this with a WD mypassport backup drive to retrieve data?

Thanks Tim for the very informative video. The video has been a great help. Cheers

What about newer hard drives that don't use molex? Will I have to use a power supply that has the proper connector?

Hi Tim, Hoping I get a quick response. I've tried everything in your video to try to get the hard drive from my other computer to come up so I can get my doc's,videos and music from it. I know the drive is powering up because I can hear it running but it will not show up on my desktop when I plug in the USB cable and I also tried going to disk management like you show to do if it doesn't show up at first. Can you help me out with this one please,or anyone out there that may know what my problem is.

hi, i have been trying to connect a drive using this method but then i plug the usb in to my computer it makes the noise it usually makes when something has been connected over and over again without actually reading the drive. any ideas?

I have a WD Caviar Green 2 TB Hard Drive, it is a newer model with not a molex but 8 pin power connector and SATA. What do I do?

Bought one on Ebay...Works fine with my ide 3.5 hard drive...For my sata 2.5 hard drive...It cycles on and off...So I will see it show up in my laptop...Disappear...Reappear after a few...For some reason the a/c adapter doesn't have enough power...When I connect it to one of the sata plugs on my desktop psu...It works perfectly...The sata hard drive is a sata 1 and the usb sata adapter kit I believe is also sata 1...What gives ???

hi , I have a WD 2500 BEVT-60A23TO and to convert to external drive no enclosure just with cables kit , how to get the right cables kit for this brand of drive?

Thank you for the detailed information, it helped me quite a bit thanks again

what if when the harddrive gets plugged in it can't automatically download the driver? I plugged in 1 hard drive worked great! then i plugged in another one "one with the pins older" and it won't downloaded the need driver to pop up on my PC.

bringing to life one 40gb hdd at a time

I have a broken Compaq Presario CQ61 Laptop and I am going to buy a 2.5 inch SATA to USB 2.0 cable, should I buy a 15 or 22 pin one.

What is the name on box that the cables n power cords are in .? Not showing up on my phone after I clicked on link several times kept says took to long no to long to load

Thanks for the video Tim!

What is the power supply called. I have all the other things.

pls help me , i did all that and the new drive did not show up. i ordered another USB 2.0 to IDE SATA 2.5 3.5 Hard Drive Converter thinking the one i had probably is defective and i still have same issue. pls what can i do, to extract my files

Thank You. Very good tutorial.

What is the power supply you have called? I have the IDE/SATA to USB thing but I don't have the power supply one.

I'm using this with a not-too-old Seagate Barracuda drive from a Windows PC connected to my iMac. I can see the files on the Seagate but can't copy or move them. What's wrong?

You explain very good. Lets hope this works!!

It was a very easy & helpful tutorial !!!

I am finding that this device only works with smaller hard drives, ie: failed to initialise 3 different 500 GB drives.

what is the difference between MBR and GPT right once i went to computer managment>Disk Management and i popped up with a Initialise Disk and it gives me an option and idk what that means :/

My HDD is unaffected by the power cable and also won't connect to my laptop. Is the HDD no good?

Can I take my data from an old hard drive and transfer it to an external hard drive unit in the same manner? I have a 500 GB Buffalo external unit that has lots of space left....

i have buy new motherboard but ihave my old dvd writer is with sata cable but motherboard dosent support sata cable it only support ide cable ,so what shuld i do to connect my samsung dvd writer with pc

i bought the ste/ide to usb cable 1 year ago and it worked with my 2gb caviar 22000 but when i try it now it doesn't work

Man, your fists looks like UFC fighter's... Also thanks for the video, its really heps me to bring my old HDD to life! Hi from Ukraine!!!

hola tengo un adaptador usb ide sata, y tengo un problema cada vez que conecto un disco duro o una lectora, lo reconoce normal pero después de unos minutos se desconecta solo como si los puertos usb estuvieran flojos, se conecta y se desconecta y me da un mensaje que la unidad necesita formato y luego se desconecta, tienes alguna idea de que pueda estar pasando.

Great tutorial! thank you sir.

when you did that... can you do that to the whole hard drive on a burnt pc .. .being that the pc's power line fried only. "hopefully" . used my multimeter on the power bar. and got its designated readings of 19 volts..

two hard disks burned with the same adapter shown in the video, someone can tell me what is the reason?

+worldstart dat converter can be plugged to harddisk ATA(old version)? so I mean, the point is it can be convert from ATA to SATA?

when i use the power adapter my optical drive powers on, but when i add on the ide to sata adapter cable to the optical drive, the optical drive doesn't power on, any help?

Would it work to make an IDE DVD writer act as a make do optical drive on a new system?

Will this work for connecting an internal Macbook Pro HFS hardrive to a PC laptop?

Also, my desktop is not functioning , it does not boot , So , can I remove its hard drive from it & attach it to my laptop ? Will that work OR first I'll have to boot my desktop ??? PLEASE DO RESPOND . thanks.........

how can I find an adapter for the toshiba hdd2d15 mk8032gax

Does all of that equipment come with the adapter all in one package or do you have to buy anything separately?

you omitted to mention the link field - is it set to master, slave or cable?

Thanks you.

My ide drive pins seem to big for the ide adapter holes are there any other styles i could use for it?

Great vid, thanks for the help!

mine wires fell off the device is there any wiring pinouts download for this? or pcb schematics

please also post a video for "how to detach INTERNAL HARD DRIVE FROM DESKTOP" to retrieve its data & use it on laptop ??