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product_id: 50840548
title: "com 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)"
brand: "startech"
price: "A$55"
currency: AUD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
category: "Star Tech"
url: https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/50840548-com-ide-to-sata-hard-drive-or-optical-drive-adapter
store_origin: AU
region: Australia
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# Supports SATA I/II/III up to 6Gbps 40-pin IDE to SATA bridge Plug & play, no software needed com 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)

**Brand:** startech
**Price:** A$55
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🔄 Bridge the gap between old and new—upgrade your storage game effortlessly!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** com 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) by startech
- **How much does it cost?** A$55 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.au](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/50840548-com-ide-to-sata-hard-drive-or-optical-drive-adapter)

## Best For

- startech enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted startech brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **True Plug & Play:** No drivers or software required—just connect and power up for instant recognition.
- • **Blazing SATA Speeds:** Supports SATA I/II/III standards up to 6Gbps for lightning-fast data transfer.
- • **Trusted Reliability:** Backed by 2 years warranty and lifetime tech support to keep your setup running smooth.
- • **Seamless Legacy Upgrade:** Effortlessly connect modern SATA drives to your classic IDE motherboard—no compromises.
- • **Universal Drive Compatibility:** Works with 2.5", 3.5", and 5.25" SATA HDDs, SSDs, and optical drives for ultimate flexibility.

## Overview

The StarTech.com IDE to SATA Adapter (IDE2SAT2) is a compact, hardware-only converter that enables seamless connection of SATA I/II/III drives—including SSDs and optical drives—to legacy 40-pin IDE motherboards. Supporting up to 6Gbps transfer speeds and 48-bit LBA, it offers a cost-effective, plug-and-play solution with broad compatibility and reliable performance, backed by a 2-year warranty and lifetime technical support.

## Description

From the manufacturer Connect your SATA Hard Drive or Blu-ray/DVD/CD-ROM Drive to an IDE motherboard The 40-pin IDE to SATA adapter enables you to connect a SATA I/II/III drive to an available IDE/ATA 33/66/100/133 motherboard port - a cost effective solution that allows you to add newer SATA drives , and keep your existing motherboard . The IDE/SATA adapter offers a cost-effective solution for bridging the gap between a newer 2.5"/3.5"/5.25" SATA drive and older IDE motherboard port. Also features ODD (Optical Disk Drive) support, allowing you to a add Blu-ray, DVD, or CD-ROM drives to an older IDE motherboard.

Review: Works very well. Fast and Highly recommended. - I used this with a SATA HDD to upgrade an IDE based audio recorder (Yamaha AW1600). It worked well with the two drives I tested. These were a Vertex 2 SATA II 60GB and a Samsung 840 EVO 250GB. Having tried two other SATA to IDE interfaces, this was the only one I found that worked properly in my particular scenario. The other interfaces I tried either did not work fully or were very slow. I have not done exhaustive testing but it does appear that this is a very good product.
Review: Works reliably and seemlessly - 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.

## Features

- Connect a SATA device, such as an SSD SATA drive, to an IDE/ATA motherboard or controller card
- Complete hardware solution with no software required for seamless SATA to IDE conversion
- SATA to IDE converter supports 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and SATA I/II/III (1.5/3/6Gbps) drives
- Compliant with SATA revision 1.0 specifications for assured compatibility and supports SATA I/II/III (1.5/3/6Gbps) drives
- Backed for 2 years, with free lifetetime technical assistance

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00EOJNGC2 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 11,598 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 47 in SATA Cables |
| Department | Default Category |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Item model number | IDE2SAT2 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Startech |
| Product Dimensions | 7.62 x 2.03 x 2.29 cm; 29 g |

## Product Details

- **Colour:** Black
- **Compatible devices:** Desktop
- **Connector type:** SATA
- **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 7.6 x 2 x 2.3 centimetres
- **Specific uses for product:** personal

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: I have an old ide media enclosure and want to know if anyone has successfully used the item 'sata drive' with an ide enclosure?**
A: I have one of these installed in an old USB/FireWire enclosure. It works with SATA hard drives and DVD burners.

**Q: Will the allow me to connect an lg gsa-h55n ide optical drive (drive end) to a sata port on a asus p5q pro motherboard, so i can disable ide controlle**
A: If your motherboard has only IDE controllers, you may not be able to disable it, unless the MoBo offers this ability in the BIOS. Second, this little interface allows you to connect a SATA HDD via the StarTech adapter which you attach to the SATA HDD, then to a MoBo that has only IDE controllers using the original 40 pin IDE HDD cable connector. Unless others know better. Hope this helps.

**Q: For those who used this on an original xbox, was it required to keep the ide power cable connected to the power adapter on the convertor?**
A: Yes, the IDE2SAT2 requires the IDE power to be connected for both the adapter and the drive as the drive power plugs directly into the adapter.
Matt, StarTech.com Support

**Q: Does it work both ways? ide hard drive to sata motherboard, or will it only do sata hard drive to ide motherboard?**
A: I believe that this adapter only works when connected to a SATA HDD when used used with an IDE source. It connects straight onto the SATA drive, then you connect the old IDE drive 40 pin single connector to the adapter. Haven't tried it any other way.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works very well. Fast and Highly recommended.
*by R***N on 25 November 2025*

I used this with a SATA HDD to upgrade an IDE based audio recorder (Yamaha AW1600). It worked well with the two drives I tested. These were a Vertex 2 SATA II 60GB and a Samsung 840 EVO 250GB. Having tried two other SATA to IDE interfaces, this was the only one I found that worked properly in my particular scenario. The other interfaces I tried either did not work fully or were very slow. I have not done exhaustive testing but it does appear that this is a very good product.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works reliably and seemlessly
*by D***A on 19 November 2024*

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.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Used for xbox
*by A***R on 12 October 2025*

Works great but didn't need in my Xbox and don't need a molex Y splitter with this

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*Last updated: 2026-02-14*