Who needs an enclosure? with the USB-to-IDE cable, all you need to do is attach the hard drive and plug the cable into a USB port. the computer does not even need to be turned off.

Allows you to connect one ATA or ATAPI directly to a USB 2.0 port. The USB 2.0 to IDE Drive Adapter from Cables To Go implements a bridge between one USB port and one ATA or ATAPI based mass storage device port. The USB 2.0 to IDE Drive Adapter turns any IDE drive into a convenient external drive. Easily transfer files from computer or notebook, back up files, or store large file archives on hard drives. The Hi-Speed USB interface provides for easy installation with its plug and play design. The adapter supports all existing IDE/ATAPI devices such as DVD Drive, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-RW, Iomega Zip and IDE hard drives.

* Connectors- USB A port to IDE 40-pin female
* Fully compliant with BOTH the Standard Specification of USB 2.0 & USB 1.1
* High-Speed up to 480 Mbps data transfer rate
* Integrated USB Transceiver
* Supports USB Suspend/Resume and Remote Wake-up
* Supports Self-Powered Mode using included AC adapter
* USB Mass Storage Class compliant with Bulk Specification only

Package includes:

• USB 2.0 to IDE cable, 2.5 feet in length
• IDE Power supply ( Universal 100~250V Power adapter with 4-pin power plug and Power Cord )
• CD-ROM content:
  drivers: Win98(WinME/2000/XP do not need drivers)
  drivers: Mac OS 8.6 ~ 9.X and Mac OS 10.0 ~ 10.2
  User Manual

• USB TO IDE Adapter Cable Manualtable (.pdf)
• USB TO IDE Adapter Cable Driver (for MAC / Window)
• USB TO IDE Adapter Cable Patch (for USB1.1 / USB2.0)

Q: When connecting the IDE/ATAPI device via USB 1.1 port running in Win ME/2000/XP, the USB TO IDE Adapter is detected, but the connected IDE/ATAPI device is not detected and drive letters are not assigned?

A: This situation won't likely happen, but for some PC host systems which has older version Motherboard, then it could happen this way, and to fix this problem, please download the USB TO IDE Adapter USB 1.1 Patch Driver for ME/2000/XP, and then follow the steps as below:

· Step-1: Download the USB TO IDE Adapter USB 1.1 Patch Driver for ME/2000/XP
· Step-2: Unzip the downloaded USB 1.1 Patch Driver file, and then you will have the patch driver ready for use.
· Step-3: Have the USB TO IDE Adapter, IDE/ATAPI device, and PC host (via the USB 1.1 port) all plugged & connected, and both USB TO IDE Adapter connected IDE/ATAPI device and PC host should be both powered on.
· Step-4: Double clicks (Execute) the "install.exe" from the unzipped files.
· Step-5: Disconnect (plug out) the USB TO IDE Adapter cable from PC host USB 1.1 port, and then re-connect (re-plug) it, then the problem should be solved, and the IDE/ATAPI device will be detected and drive letters will be assigned.

Q: Does USB TO IDE Adapter support very old HDD such as 1GB only or even less than 1GB HDD?

A: Basically there are 2 types of mode of those very old HDD as PIO mode and DMA mode. If your HDD is DMA mode, then USB TO IDE Adapter can support it. If your HDD is PIO mode, then it can not be detected by USB TO IDE Adapter. In other words, USB TO IDE Adapter supports DMA/UDMA mode HDD, but does not support PIO mode HDD.