SABRENT 2.5 to 3.5 IDE Disk Drive Convert Notebook Hard Disk Drive to Desktop (ADP IDE23)

Not much to comment on here. It lets you connect 2.5” IDE drives in desktop machines.However, (and this is very important for retro computing enthusiasts) it does not work with most really old drives, probably around 10 GB and below.Every reasonably modern drive worked. I tried a 20 GB, a couple 30 GB, and a 100 GB and they all functioned perfectly. The problem showed up when I connected the 3 GB drive from a machine from around 1998. The drive simply wouldn’t spin up at all. The same problem occurred with a 2 GB, a 1.3 GB, and a 540 MB. Clearly, something about these older laptop drives didn’t make the adapter too happy. I think it may have something to do with the drives lacking advanced power management support, but don’t quote me on that.

Nice adapter for my tool box.

I received the product and for what I'm using it in the clearance issues weren't a problem. This is going in an older mid tower PC so I can re-utilize an old 2.5" IDE laptop hard drive. I got it all hooked up but the system nor BOIS could detect the drive. The clue was the DVD-ROM drive also wasn't detected, both on the same IDE (PATA) cable. Turns out the drive needed a jumper, like what would be on old IDE 3.5" drives. I put the jumper in the Cable Select position and both drives were seen by the BIOS and the system (Ubuntu Linux 18.04). I wonder if the lack of jumper was the issues with some others who experienced it not working at all.

My sister's laptop died and she asked me to help her rescue some files for her. I connected it to my desktop using the IDE1 cable and jumpering her drive as slave. One slight hitch was that the PIN 1 indicator on her drive was wack and so I didn't get any happiness until I reversed the ribbon cable from what the manufacturer of the hard drive stated. This is clearly not the fault of this little adapter, it did its job great!Having read other reviews on this item, I was careful with connecting the power adapter to the plugs on my computer. It is not too hard if you've done that kind of thing before. They're always a little wiggly and so you have to kind of work them in... The main plug fits really tight, which is a good thing but it makes removing it from the hard drive a little tough without bending the pins a bit or having it feel like they bent.

Can't believe it - thought I will order something decent from Amazon by paying a bit more, man was I wrong this time - the piece arrived in no time (like everything from Amazon) but it didn't work at all - my HDD was not recognized no matter how hard I tried to play with BIOS settings; ordered alternative from China - waited for a month to get delivered but it worked like a charm. Sorry, cannot leave positive feedback on Amazon for the first time I guess. I may be extremely unlucky to get a broken piece but reading other reviews I assume it's not just me.

With this simple and inexpensive adapter I installed the HDD from my deceased IBM NoteBook in my desktop PC in minutes.One tip: the NB drive needs to be configured as a slave by jumpering a couple of pins - a label on the drive shows which ones (not sure if this is the same for all NB drives but I suspect so). There was no jumper included with the adapter, but when I opened up my desktop PC there was a suitable jumper on the socket of main HDD. Transferred this jumper to the designated pins on the NB drive and the system booted faultlessly.

My desktop 3.5 inch hard drive failed and I happened to have a spare 2.5 inch laptop drive. Both were PATA drives connected with ribbon cable. The adapter enabled me to use the smaller drive. I restored the operating system and files and its been working perfectly for a few weeks. The quality and workmanship of the unit is suburb. It was even packaged in a zip lock bag. Yes I would recommend it.

Basic PATA (IDE) cable to laptop PATA (IDE) configuration drive adapter. Unlike some, the power connection uses a plug rather than being poorly soldered, so it is less likely to be damaged by handling and it is easier to replace the power connector if it does get damaged. Works well for the drives I have tried, including some high-performance 7200RPM drives that speak UDMA133.