Review Details

USB 3.0 to PATA and SATA 3.5 and 2.5 inch hard drive adapter

Product Review (submitted on October 25, 2013):

This thing is great! I had a Seagate Expansion 1 TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive (STBX1000101) that stopped working. (It was less than a year old, BTW.) I consulted with a few different data recovery companies online and they all wanted several hundred dollars. I knew the problem was not with the hard drive but with the power or USB connection, so I didn't want to pay that kind of money for what I knew would be a quick fix, if only I knew how. I hate businesses that prey on people's technical ignorance. Anyway, I kept researching the issue and found a video on YouTube of a guy who had a similar problem and used this adapter kit to get his data back.

I ordered it, followed the hook-up instructions (I didn't need to install any of the drivers included in the kit.) and - presto! - I had access to my data. I've ordered a replacement HD enclosure and will continue to use the drive.

This adapter won't work in every HD failure situation, but it's well worth the money to give it a try and see if you can do it yourself before getting ripped off by greedy, dishonest jerks.