StarTech - UNIDOCK2U - USB to SATA IDE Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5in or 3.5in HDD Dock

The UNIDOCK2U HDD Docking Station delivers full, instant access to any 2.5" and/or 3.5" IDE or SATA hard drive without having to mount the drive in a computer, or install it in an external enclosure. Large capacity drives (tested with up to 4TB 3.5" and 1TB 2.5" drives) can be used to greatly enhance your computer's storage/backup capabilities.

Connected to the host computer through a single USB 2.0 connection, both an IDE hard drive and a SATA hard drive (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) can be connected to the HDD dock simultaneously - a convenient solution for migrating data from an IDE drive to a SATA drive or vice versa, or simply harnessing fast and simple access to the contents on both hard drives.

The hard drive docking station provides the ideal solution for any laptop or desktop application, with support for plug and play hard drive installation on most operating systems to ensure easy hard drive swapping and convenient access to valuable data.

StarTech.com Advantage

• Connect a SATA and IDE hard drive at the same time to a computer or separately, through a single USB 2.0 connection
• A top slot-loading design and unique drive ejection mechanism provides quick and easy access to the data without having to install drives into an enclosure or tray
• Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support

Features

• Top slot-loading SATA drive connector
• Front panel IDE data and power connectors
• Patented drive ejection mechanism
• Combined power switch and status LED
• High Speed USB 2.0 compliant host interface, with transfer rates up to 480 Mbps
• Compatible with PATA (IDE) 66/100/133 MBps hard drives
• Compatible with SATA revision 1/2/3 (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps) drives
• Supports 2.5" or 3.5" form factor hard drives (HDD) or solid state drives (SSD)
• Compact, desktop-style form factor
• Plug-and-Play and hot-swap compatible

Applications

• Transfer files directly between a SATA and IDE hard drive, without having to transfer to the host computer first, or using multiple devices
• Quick access to 2.5/3.5" drives to retrieve data from
• Data recovery specialists who need quick access to drives for imaging
• Backup data quickly to an external drive for archiving
• Technicians who test or benchmark multiple hard drives