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Small green circuit board with a black 2.5 inch SATA female socket and a 44 pin IDE male connector

Corn Electronics

Corn Electronics SATA to IDE Adapter Converter 1.5Gb/s 2.5" SATA Female to 3.5" IDE Male 44 Pin

SKU CH-PBEW-0B6QS

Converts 2.5" SATA drives to 3.5" 44-pin IDE for legacy systems at 1.5 Gb/s

  • Connect 2.5" SATA drives to 3.5" IDE systems via 44-pin male connector
  • Achieve 1.5 Gb/s transfer speeds compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification
  • Install instantly with no drivers required across DOS Windows 98 to Windows 7 and Linux
  • Compact 69 mm by 14 mm PCB fits tight spaces without extra cables
  • Convert SATA HDDs SSDs and optical drives into standard 3.5" IDE devices

SATA-to-IDE adapter for 2.5" drives

This Corn Electronics adapter converts a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive or optical device into a 3.5-inch 44-pin IDE device. It suits repair technicians or hobbyists maintaining legacy desktops or industrial systems that still rely on 44-pin IDE interfaces. The compact PCB measures 69mm by 14mm and requires no external cables for the SATA connection.

Transfer rate limited to 1.5 Gb/s

The adapter complies with Serial ATA specification revision 1.0 and supports a maximum data transfer rate of 1.5 Gb/s (150 MB/s). It also supports ATA 133 and ATA 100 standards on the IDE side. This bandwidth ceiling makes it unsuitable for modern SSDs or high-throughput applications that demand faster SATA revisions.

Driver-free installation with hot-swap limitation

Installation is straightforward: plug the 7+15-pin female SATA connector directly into the drive and insert the 44-pin male IDE connector into the host socket. No drivers are required for DOS, Windows 98 through Windows 7, or Linux. The adapter does not support hot-swap operation, so the system must be powered down before connecting or disconnecting drives.

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Questions about this item

What does the 1.5 Gb/s transfer rate mean for a drive connected through this adapter?

The adapter complies with Serial ATA revision 1.0 and caps throughput at 1.5 Gb/s (150 MB/s), so any SATA drive attached will run at that speed even if the drive itself is faster.

Which IDE standard does the 44-pin connector support and what does that limit?

The 44-pin male connector supports ATA-133 and ATA-100 modes, so the maximum parallel IDE transfer rate is 133 MB/s, but the SATA side remains limited to 1.5 Gb/s.

Will this 69 mm × 14 mm board fit inside a standard 3.5-inch drive bay?

The PCB measures 69 mm by 14 mm and plugs directly into a 44-pin IDE header; it is designed to sit on a 2.5-inch SATA drive and occupy the space of a 3.5-inch device without extra cables.

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