Sabrent USB to SATA/IDE HDD Solution (USB-DS12)

[@kmruss]

Thanks for the thorough video. The product page even on Sabrant and Amazon were very vague on the power adapter included and didn’t show it in the online pictures. I’m glad to see they included the Molex adapter to be able to read an old IDE with Molex - and that you tested and it was capable of spinning the power hungry IDE up and reading it.

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Cheers! Glad you found it useful.

[@angelinaramon]

Thank you. I have old IDE and SATA drives that I need to copy. Going to order now.

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Best of luck!

[@thomasricke1150]

Very handy tool, will need it too... Dang that 2.5 IDE sound... Ouch

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Yeah, clear sign it isn't in good shape.

[@ted-b]

A real handy piece of kit to have! I have a similar one but USB 2. It also has e-sata which only works with the sata port. Ouch with that T42 drive! :)

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Yeah, I heard that and wasn't surprised given the rough shape the rest of that laptop was in.

[@ytguy2010]

I have a generic USB 2.0 adapter that I bought many years ago. It works fine. Sometimes for 3.5 IDE drives, you have to set the jumper to master.

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Yeah I figured the jumpers might be a factor. Man, there are some things I just don't miss.

[@herrfaust2020]

I have a few USB 2.0 cable/adapters like this, including an NCIX branded one. If you write to a drive connected to it, make sure you use something like Teracopy, which verifies (compares checksums) the writes. All the ones I have will result in unmatching checksums when writing large files (i.e. sustained writing). Reading from drives connected via cable was not an issue, though.

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Solid advice.

[@herrfaust2020]

I think the USB 3 ones are generally okay, with better chipsets. At least that's what I vaguely remember from comments I've read back in the day. I do have an SATA to USB3 cable and haven't been getting errors all the time. I have to admit, I forgot about this problem until watching this video! But with Teracopy and Xyplorer (both have free options), no reason for me to copy/move files without verifying.

[@Calm_Energy]

ah, ncix (netlink computer inc)! too bad they went out of business in 2017, yet another victim to amazon & newegg :(

[@masterpeak4053]

For 2.5" IDE drives make sure you don't connect the drive the other way around, the connector on the adapter side should have one of the holes covered or some mark that indicates the orientation, otherwise you risk damaging the hard drive. I know some cheap adapters don't have this mark, maybe the one in the video does.

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Pretty sure it's good to go, it can only plug in one way.

[@Calm_Energy]

Very good to know, thank you!

[@naran_naran]

I've been planning to get something like this for quite a while. Had the money put aside, and trying to pick the best one. Then, my tablet died, and changed my plans, lol.

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Ahh, that's unfortunate. Now you've got to replace a tablet?

[@naran_naran]

@@LaptopRetrospective I decided not to get a new tablet. But Samsung stores backups in a proprietary format, so they can't be accessed via PC. Stuff like notes and calendar info. I'm hoping to get something used I can access my backup with.

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Ahh I see. Good luck!

[@naran_naran]

@@LaptopRetrospective Thanks!

[@OneLoveDrew]

Hey I don't know if you're still active but is there any way I can contact you privately for help with a similar issue I am facing? Trying to pull data off some old drives I have with a sabrent cable and when I plug it in---no matter which way--- I'm getting a driver error.

[@LaptopRetrospective]

My contact info is on my website and the About section on my KZbin page. I can also be reached on Twitter.

[@OneLoveDrew]

@@LaptopRetrospective Got it, thank you! I'll reach out to you when I'm free. :)

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Sounds good.

[@SylvainRozon]

Hi to you. i bought a sabrent dual station. when installed, laptop says driver error. should i return the item to Amazon?

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Is the drive working properly? What error do you get? It sounds like you might be using a different product from the one in the video. Can you tell me what product you're using and which drive you're trying to read?

[@SylvainRozon]

@@LaptopRetrospective hi i bought sabrentds dual. ec-hd2b. wont show on my computer and says always driver error. it suggests device manager BUT im afrais to to that. tx

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Can you tell me the model of the specific drive you are connecting?

[@SylvainRozon]

hi i bought sabrent dual. ec-hd2b. i also bought new hard disk 2.5 hdd. must tell you that when connected, system says DRIVER ERROR. My problem is solved, I am returning the station to Amazon. I bought a different brand. Also a dual docking station. Will get it tomorrow. Ill keep you posted on that. TX for your time.

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Did you ensure you were using a USB 3.0 port? Hope you get a solution that works for you.

[@10lauset]

Cheers

[@WaveFunctionCollapsed]

what if hdd have installed windows in it

[@LaptopRetrospective]

Then you'd see the existing files system.

[@diogenes999]

better read the reviews on Amazon before buying!!!!

[@LaptopRetrospective]

I mean, reviews can be their own challenge. Sometimes you have to look at how they are written too.