I recently bought one of these that turned out to only transfer data in one direction. Is this capable of data transfer to and from the hard drive?
457485
Absolutely, I read and right to it every day using this adaptor. Check you hard drive permission settings.
457486
HDE SATA to PATA/IDE Hard Drive Interface Adapter are bi-directional SATA sends data out on one line and then receives the data back on that same line. PATA sends data out on multiple lines and then receives the data back on multiple lines.
2227781
You are supposed to be able to do that, but I have had many problems with this unit. Even just one hard drive plugged into this didn't work properly. It would eject the external hard drive all the time. It work fine in the beginning, then suddenly stopped working.
880166
No, this probably isn't what you're looking for. Only one side of the cable can transfer data, and the other is for power only.
1933449
It does not do anything when connected. The first time I connected it, it I could see the drive C but couldn't access any info off the drive. Then it got hot and now it won't do anything.
2277915
This is not a transfer program but a clone program .... Your data remains in the old HDD .... GO to Crucial website to verify my statements ..... and don't forget the static guard wrist line ..... Good luck - Dave Brown
717778
effortlessly is relative...can you transfer the data and O/S? or is this as a secondary drive? Your mileage may vary!
1955034
I have used this device with any type of hard drives, master or slave. It makes no difference, this device is just a way for you to read and write into the hard drive that you connect to.
2253967
No! You only open the lateral slot and connect the hard drive! The rest he do it itself
671039
The one I ordered didn't work at all. But even if it worked, I don't think it's intended for data transfer. I think it's just a power cord.
1861640
No way I can see. It is powered by the USB connection and data is moved the same way. There is no other connection.
1955089
Yes, that is what we have ours connected to. You may have to reformat the drive by using disk utilities.
367938
no it's a piece of junk send it back. I tried it in 3 different computers with 4 different drives emailed to me from the company and never got it to work. All I got for the seller was a sorry and to send it back to some place in China at my own expense. also they have poor tech support not really knowing their product.
2110739
As long as the drive isn't damaged. I just recently transferred a ton of files from a broken laptop's SATA HDD. It should work perfectly. See my review on the order with which to connect everything. Basically, connect the power block to an outlet, connect the power cable to the drive, connect the SATA (or IDE) to the drive, turn on the power block and let the drive spin up for a few seconds, then plug the USB into the computer. Open the drive and start copying/moving files.
1085866
File transfer is a bit slow. You may want to look into a Thunderbolt drive instead.
1458890
I've been using mine for a couple of months, and I use it often. The hard drives must be removed from any carriers so you end up with the hard drive only. Example is a Dell desktop has to have the hard drive unsnapped from it's plastic housing or carrier. Dell laptops sometimes will have to be unscrewed from their housings. Then the drives will lay flat. The source drive must be the same size or smaller than the target drive. When everything is setup and powered up, double click the red button and data transfer starts happening.
957259
I have only used this device for Windows 7 transfers, which worked quite well. I recommend contacting StarTech technical support directly.
1029147
Not unless you have the right software to only read the hard drive. This device only turns the Hard Drive into an External Device. It has no options whatsoever.