StarTechcom IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter Converter - 40-Pin PATA to 2.5" SATA HDD / SSD / ODD Converter (IDE2SAT2) - IDE to SATA Adapter (IDE2SAT2)

Like many others I bought this to use with a modded original Xbox. You'll need an 80 pin cable to go along with it but then you should be able to use any drive - I went with a 1TB Kingston A400 SSD and it works great.Simple plug and play affair. The power cable is a bit long for this and you don't need the passthrough but it's nice to have. If I'm really that bothered I can just wire up or find a Molex to Berg cable if I really want to.

Purchased for use with an Asus CUSL2 old pentium 3 motherboard that only has PATA IDE and this handy devices allowed a newer SATA DVD drive (or SSD) to work. The motherboard and Win98 are oblivious to the device, it just shows as a PATA IDE drive. Startec seem to be only reliable brand when it comes to these little adaptors, of which many cheaper, far less reliable versions are sold. This one should just work.Treat it carefully as it'll not take lots of plugging/unplugging.

Worth it for the price. I used this product upgrade my original Xbox hard drive along with an 80 core cable.Straightforward to install (several installation guides online) and working fine after weeks of use.

It is a bit overpriced for what it is. It's a premium option but even then there are concerns about optical drive compatibility. The cheapness of the IDE connector is annoying. This is probably the best option for hard drives and if you're using a master then slave setup. If you're just wanting to convert a single optical drive then it's probably better to take a chance with a cheap no-name adapter from eBay or AliExpress.

These are probably the better versions of this type of drive conversion for SATA drives into IDE cables. If piecing together a system with any value or stability requirement, I would stick with these. Perfect for things like modified original XBOX systems too.I will say that due to the design they may not suit all needs. There are alternative versions which plug in on the motherboard side instead of drive side. These have the advantage of not requiring IDE cables. I thought it worth mentioning as for some people this may be a better option, so look for these instead, however be aware that most of the ones which fix to the IDE plug on a motherboard take up the entire IDE channel, where as ones like this allow for the traditional dual drive with a master and slave drive.

These adapters are absolutely outstanding and have allowed me to bring an old PC with a failed IDE drive back to life with a duel boot XP and Win98 SSD install.The pins are strong, I don’t think they will bend like the cheaper adapters.They also work for attaching a modern Blu-Ray drive to an older IDE cable system.Just remember if using more than one to move the pre-installed jumper to either slave or cable to prevent conflicts with the master drive.Cons:Remember to place electrical tape on the back of the pins, as they will short out on the PC case if they make contact.I would have liked if the IDE pins had a plastic guide around them, just to be 99% sure that they won’t get bent, but as mentioned they are very strong and well made.Final Tip:If you are using these to install Win98, stick to an SSD under 137GB and create a 7.5GB partition for the OS or you will get stuck at ScanDisk during setup. Then a secondary partition to make use of the rest of the disk space.

My son needed this urgently.Delivery was quick.A good price.Item works well

Great product and works every time/install. However, as the device is using headers rather than an IDE port, installing and reinstalling (during cloning procedure for chimp softmod) the headers can bend out of place and in one instance I had to replace the headers with a new set so please take care when installing and reinstalling.This is the best device for this task and is worth every penny, but please Startech change those cheap headers for and actual IDE port