This external IDE drive case can turn any IDE drive into a portable USB2.0 & Firewire external drive. It provides a single 5.25 inch bay for IDE devices including Hadr Drives, CD-ROM drives, CD-R drives, CD-RW drives, DVD drives (you still need a DVD decode board or a video card with DVD decode function inside the computer to play DVD titles), tape drives.
Features:
Fitting for CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM & 3.5 " IDE Hard Drives
Support IDE Hard Drive up to 500GB
Work with both PC and Mac
Plug and Play
Hot-swappable connection
Support PC windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or above
AC input: 100 - 240V DC output: +5V/+12V
Solid Aluminum Casing
Dimension : 10.25" x6.5" x2"
IDE to USB 2.0/ IEEE 1394
Specifications Comparision:
| Connection Type |
Speed |
Max. Devices per IRQ |
Plug 'N' Play |
| USB 2.0 |
480 Mbps |
127 |
Yes |
| FireWire |
400 Mbps |
63 |
Yes |
| USB |
12 Mbps |
127 |
Yes |
| Parallel |
1.15 Mbps |
1 |
No |
| Serial |
1.15 Mbps |
1 |
No |
Note: if you want to connect this unit to a 4-pin firewire port (most notebook's firewire ports are 4-pin ports), you need order an addtional 4-pin to 6-pin firewire cable for this unit.
