USB adapter cable for operating SATA drives - no installation required. To use removed hard drives with a PC or laptop, they typically need to be installed internally. This can be very tedious and time-consuming. This hard drive converter allows for easy and straightforward connection of removed hard drives to the USB 2.0 port of a PC or laptop - without needing to install the drive in a case first. It also works for CD-ROM and DVD drives. Many newer laptops no longer have built-in CD-ROM and DVD drives. With the USB to SATA adapter cable, you can operate such a drive externally via USB on your laptop. No installation into the PC case is necessary. The hassle of opening the PC case and the time-consuming installation is completely eliminated. Simply connect via USB - done. Create backups through the USB port. The converter turns any SATA or SSD hard drive into an external USB drive. This makes it easy to recover pictures, music, or documents from old hard drives and create backups. Essentially, this converter is also suitable for testing or operating all types of hard drives and burners at a USB 2.0 port. Turn on hard drives only when needed. The on/off switch on the power supply saves energy and protects the hard drives when they are not in use. Special feature: gold-plated connectors.