1.The SATA/IDE-USB Adapter gives you the flexibility of connecting almost any type of drive to your computer via USB. SATA, 3.5 in. IDE, 5.25 in. IDE, and 2.5in. IDE drives are all supported and can be easily hot-swapped to your system. The included external power adapter will allow you to power your drives outside your system giving you the ability to quickly add or swap between drives without opening your case. The SATA/IDE-USB adapter incorporate 3 interfaces to one USB adapters.2.Features - Transfer Rates Up to 12Mbps With USB 1.1 . Transfer Rates Up to 480Mbps With USB 2.0 . Easily add storage to any system with USB.Currently supports up to 500GB. Supports ATA/ATAPI-7. Supports LBA-48 Addressing . Hot-swappable Plug and play without rebooting.