Cablecc IDE/PATA 40Pin Disk to SATA Female Converter Adapter PCBA for Desktop & 3.5" Hard Disk Drive

If you're trying to re-use your old IDE DVD burners to save yourself the $25 to $30 for a new SATA DVD burner when moving to a new motherboard with only SATA and no PATA IDE (ribbon cable connectors), these adapters will do the job for about 1/3rd the cost of a new burner.Or, if you'd like to switch your BIOS IDE settings over to "SATA -AHCI" instead of "Legacy IDE" or "Native IDE" for newer versions of Windows, these work perfectly.I tested on an old Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6 DDR2 motherboard running an old Athlon 64 x 2 from back around 2010, now running Win10 Pro 22H2. The motherboard has the old original PATA IDE (Parallel ATA IDE) using ribbon cables, and the old, original version of SATA running at 3GB/s ........IDE DVD burner drives installed were the LiteOn DH20A4H and the Sony / OptiArc AD-7200A....with jumper set to MASTER on both of them....Tested compatibility and burn speeds with and without SATA adapter installed, using free Nero DiscSpeed test utility, and found burn speeds virtually identicle on both drives, and regardless of BIOS IDE settings : "Legacy IDE" "Native IDE'" or "SATA to AHCI," and left BIOS set to "SATA to AHCI" since Windows since Win7? prefers it. This Win10 installation was originally done in "Native IDE" BIOS mode, so Win10 required one or two restarts after switching BIOS mode to AHCI while it loaded AHCI drivers...but finally came up and running fine.I also noticed a minor point ...with BIOS IDE set to "SATA to AHCI" mode, Win10 seemed to boot faster........and another minor point, the adapters are not mechanically held onto the drives by anything but the adapter, and with all those cables and power hanging off of them, seemed shaky/delicate, so I think I'm going to dab a little hot glue between the adapter and the back of the drives to hold the board on there better and make them stronger. There's also NO printed documentation with each adapter. I tried skipping using the power jumper from adapter to drive, just plugging directly into drive from power supply, instead of SATA power to the adapter, but that did not work....I'm kind of surprised board can pass enough power through it, to the drive, to run it.As for older reports / reviews of poor quality workmanship of the circuit boards, I looked both that I ordered over closely with a magnifying glass before plugging them in and powering up, and found no poor solder, no short-circuits, and no broken power connector or bent pins, despite receiving both in small, unpadded plastic bags....lucky I guess ? They did also have a strip of black foam insulating tape on the back of each board where it goes up against the sheet metal of the back of the DVD burner when plugged in....so make sure that tape is intact and adhering well to the board when you first receive the adapter.I've read that the burning laser diode in CD/DVD burners has a limited lifespan and will burn out or weaken eventually, so I wonder if it's "false economy" to be buying these adapters for old drives I've had for years, instead of just buying new drives for ~$25, but admittedly these adapters do work well to switch over to SATA....So, if you need 'em, they'll do fine.

As other have said, the Drive needs to be set to "Master" mode. While mine was indeed set to that mode, it didn't pick up. I pulled the jumper, cleaned the contacts, and then put the jumper back. Picked up immediately. Before assuming the adapter or drive is bad, make sure that jumper isn't corroded or debris isn't bridging different pins.This board resurrected an ancient CD drive out of a Windows 95-era Gateway desktop. Still plays CD's just fine, perfect for my "sleeper" pc. Let's me run modern hardware inside the case while keeping the OG disc drives functional: absolutely sells the effect. Super happy with this adapter!

I primarily use this for testing older IDE hard drives and disk drives. This IDE adapter is connected to a SATA-to-USB 3.0 adapter and it does work just fine. So yes, it is going from IDE to SATA to USB 3.0. For internal use, the low profile makes it easy to fit in just about any computer case and allows the reuse IDE disk drives on more modern computers using SATA. I have found that a lot of late model CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives using IDE to be just as fast as SATA disk drives. This gives an otherwise obsolete and useless disk drive new life. It also recognized late model IDE hard drives and even much older IDE hard drives from the early 90s. That came as a surprise. As to how the data transfer rates are affected by this adapter is unknown to me until further testing.The molex power cable seems a bit sloppy on the adapter board. I would have liked to see a more sturdy connection. As a hardware testing device it isn't the best form factor for constant handling and unplugging and plugging in of devices. It is really meant to be a more permanent solution. Unfortunately there aren't any IDE to SATA alternatives that use a large form factor since it normally wouldn't be very practical.I also got a strange warning on my computer while I was using it saying that the USB port detected an abnormal voltage spike. Not sure what that was all about but I would probably not use this for daily testing unless you handle it with care. It is after all just a bare PCB and a wire dongle. So I'm really using this device for the wrong purpose but regardless it does work with a SATA to USB 3.0 adapter. I might end up 3D printing a more rugged case to put this in so I can use it for hardware testing without worrying about me accidentally breaking it.

Reading reviews, I was unsure if the adapter would work, but gave it a shot anyway. It was packed in a little ziploc-type bag and amazon just put it in a bubble mailer. When it arrived, one of the pins for the power connector was bent and poking through the ziploc bag, but I was easily able to bend it back into place. I used this adapter to connect an old cd drive to my computer and it works great! Easy setup and no complaints of the product itself, just the packaging.

Big solder globs between SATA connector and circuit board. I see obviously reheated solder joints and splatter on both the IDE and SATA connector attachments to the circuit board. Not sure if this is the reason that the computer does not recognize the drive, but this product did not work. I've done circuit board work, so I know what I'm looking at. Also it was put in the shipping box with a heavy 3.5" hard drive with no bubble wrap protection for this fragile device other than the foil anti-static plastic sleeve.