On top, a power LED and the button that operates the one touch back up feature.Īnd along the back is the power switch, 12V power input, the USB 3.0 micro B connection, and lastly the power out for the Molex connection, this is used for hooking up a 3.5 inch IDE hard drive, you simply use the provided Molex cable, hooking the smaller connector into the back of the adapter and the large end into the hard-drive once it's slotted into the adapter, it creates a very snug fit which I like. The IDE/SATA Adapter itself is deceptively simple-looking but has quite a few features, on one side is the full-size IDE connector for the 3.5 inch hard drives, next is the smaller IDE connector for the 2.5 inch IDE hard drives, then we have the SATA connector for either 3.5 or 2.5 inch SATA hard drives. In the box you get the adapter itself, a user manual, a 12V power adapter, a short Molex power cable for the 3.5inch IDE drives, a USB 3.0 type A data cable, and a mini CD-ROM for the one-touch backup software. What I got in Alxum IDE/SATA Adapter box: They have Introduction of Backup Function and Restore Function. Simple thing if you try step by step on Alxum user manual. And I also get detailed instructions from forum who also use Alxum IDE/SATA Adapter.
I just need to remove the old drive from my laptop, then install a new one, install Windows on it and then connect my old, failed drive as a temporary external drive. How do I do after getting Alxum IDE/SATA Adapter: I'd learned a lot from Alxum hard drive adapter. I also think it's a cool piece of kit for the mobile computer technician.
Therefore I was invited to answer How to use IDE/SATA Adapter, hope things get easier for you too. My laptop's hard drive malfunctions and Windows will no longer boot up one day, guess what, I found an answer on Alxum Blog, this is exactly the problem I encountered. Hi, everyone, I'm almost a computer idiot, but things get interesting when I find a Alxum IDE/SATA Adapter by chance.Īlxum USB 3.0 to IDE/SATA Adapter with Universal 2.5″ 3.5″ Hard Drive Disk Converter for HDD SSD and IDE HDD, Support up to 16TB and One-Touch Backup, Include 12V 2A Power Adapter and USB 3.0 Cable for Laptop.