Startech PATA2SATA3 User Manual

Bi-Directional SATA IDE Adapter Converter

StarTech ID: PATA2SATA3

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 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.

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.

Applications

Connect newer SATA drives to an older motherboard with only IDE support
Connect an old IDE drive to a new SATA only motherboard to recover the data
Technicians who regularly need to work with both types of drives across different types of systems

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Features

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
Compatible with Master/Slave/Cable Select modes for IDE devices
No driver or software required

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