Cables To Go SATA Converter BoardItem#: C184-10153  |  Model#: 10153

nice

works great, no issues. Cables to go builds well thought out stuff even though they are a bit more expensive. i set everthing on cable select and choose the path (d,e,f,etc)through plugging things into sata connectors. a bit bulky, but i don't care as i have plenty of room in a full tower case.

It works perfect!

Bought this to re-use an old IDE DVD RW drive to add to my HP SFF DC 5700. There is a catch though, I had to set it up cable select to make it work. Once I did that the PC bios recognized the drive right away.

Works Great

It's working great so far! My old hard drive is back in service!

good product BUT

recieved it in good time. a little bulky and with comes sata cable but no power cable other than that works great and install a snap

Works great, but instructions are wrong

I bought several of these adapters because I had to convert hard drives and DVD drives to SATA on two unit upgrades. The instructions tell you to set each drive to Master...WRONG! Use the Cable Select setting and they work like magic. No problems after I stumbled on to that trick. Even their technical assistance didn't know.

It just works

Bought this to re-use an old IDE drive in my primary system. I considered just adding an IDE controller, but thought I'd give this a shot, since the SATA or IDE to USB adapter from the same company worked so well. Plugged it into the IDE connector on the drive, hooked the SATA cable to the main board, and hooked up the power. Flipped the switch, and the system immediately recognized the new drive. It's been going now for several weeks, and I can't tell that the drive isn't a native SATA drive - it just works!

Product did the Job!

Exactly as described, and allowed me to install a new 500GB IDE HD in my new PC which has only SATA connections. The only -- MINOR -- problem: It sticks out too far when in the drive cage, hitting the side of the PC Case, not allowing cable connection. Solution: Mount the drive in a three inch bay...

Excellent Product

The converter does exactly what it is supposed to do. It is handy and seems to be well constructed. It is an inexpensive way to use a rather expensive IDE CD/DVD R/RW/LightScribe drive in a computer whose motherboard has only SATA controllers. Speeed tests with NERO show it to be faster than the Pioneer DVR-217D. Very satisfied so far.

This is a very simple SATA to IDE adapter but it works very well i am geting faster interface speed from my IDE hard drive and have had no problems though at $20 it is a little expensive for what it is.