If you are using two IDE drives concurrently, make sure that one of the drives is set to master and the other drive is set to slave. Use drives that you know work and complete the following when you configure the jumpers on the IDE drives: If you are using multiple drives when you are testing, test each drive independently on the adapter.

Note: An independent IDE drive must be set to master. When you test your hard drive, make sure that the IDE drive(s) have the jumpers set correctly, and that a partition (for example, NTFS or FAT32) exists on the drive(s).

Ideally, you should test a component that you know works in another setup.

Use a different disk drive(s), SATA cable, and USB port in your setup to see if the problem persists. Test the USB port with a different USB peripheral. Use the disk drive(s) and SATA cable in another setup to see if the problem is with the components or the setup. To test your setup components, try the following: You can test to make sure that the following components are working correctly and are not the source of the issue: When you troubleshoot issues with the USB3SSATAIDE, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. Universal power adapter (NA/JP, UK, EU, AU) OS independent No software or drivers requiredīackwards compatible with USB 1.1 standard, but not recommended due to slow transfer rate. The adapter cable works with Windows®, Linux, and Mac® computers and does not require any software or driver installation - a true plug-and-play solution for adding cost-effective external storage, or overcoming incompatibility between all hard drives and USB enabled motherboards that may not be SATA or IDE-equipped.īacked by our 2-year warranty, the USB3SSATAIDE USB 3.0 to IDE/SATA Adapter Cable comes complete with universal adapter and power cords, providing the additional power required to connect 3.5-inch and larger capacity 2.5-inch hard drives.

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