Possible Reasons for the SSD is not recognized with the cable)? 1) for new drive, initialize it first and format it. search "how to initialize drive" for direction 2) If it is an old hard disk or disassembled hard disk, first confirm whether the hard disk is good 3) If it is an Apple OS mac system, set up the hard disk format 4) wrong hard drive type - this cable will not work with 3.5" SSD/HDD 5) Bad USB port on the computer How to Connect the Ide Drive? Step1: After plugging in your 12V 2A power cord to the wall outlet, plug in your IDE hard drive to the designated 2.5" or 3.5" IDE port. Step:2: Insert your new hard drive to the SATA port. It doesn't matter if it's a hard drive or a solid-state drive. As long as its connection port is 2.5" or 3.5". Step:3: After connecting your USB 3.0 to the converter box to your computer, flip the ON/OFF switch to ON. Your computer will read the converter like any other USB. Transfer your files. Package Contents USB 3.0 to Sata /IDE Converter x1pc USB 3.0 Male to Male Cable 3ft/1m x1pc 12V/2A (DC5.5*2.1) Power Cable x1pc USB 3.0 Power Cable x1pc 4P to 4P Power Cord 0.6ft/0.18m x1pc ①Dual-Head IDE Connector (40pin and 44pin) plus one SATA III Connector ②Support transfer speeds up to 5Gbps through USB 3.0, Backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1. ③Supports drives with a capacity of up to 6 TB ④LED Lights indicates Power and USB 3.0/ IDE/SATA LED Show Status, Plug & Play, simple to use ⑤On/Off Switch for HDD protection ⑥Supports most models of DVD/CD drives comprising of an IDE or SATA interface on the market ⑦Compatible Systems: Windows XP/Vista/7/ 8/10 (32bit and 64bit); Mac OS 10.X. ⑧DC Power Supply 12V included for 3.5" devices ⑨Operate 3 Hard Drives Simultaneously
- ▶Universal IDE Hard Drive Adapter: IDE and SATA adapter support 2.5"/3.5" SATA IDE hard drives. DVD/CD Optical Drive, Dual-Head IDE Connector plus one SATA II Connector. Can quickly transfer/back up large files data.
- ▶Wide System Compatibility: Hard drive USB adapter support hot-swapping. For Windows 10/ 8.1/ 8/ 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS 9/ 10, Linux; work with Xbox, Western Digital, Seagate, Fujitsu, Samsung hard drives, etc.
- ▶SuperSpeed Transfer: Hard drive adapter Data transfer rates up to 5 Gbps, backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1. Supports UASP which is 70% faster than traditional USB 3.0 and a 40% reduction in required processor resources.
- ▶More Details: Plug and play; Hot Swap; On/Off Switch for HDD protection. LED light shows power and activity status.*Note: For 3.5” IDE HDD, you need to connect the 4-pin power cable.
- ▶6TB Capacity Supportive: Lightweight and compact design, supports a hard drive capacity of Up to 6TB capacity. Tips: Some IDE hard drive is old, you need to set a jumper(master disk/the slave disk to turn on the disk).