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product_id: 30159461
title: "Ableconn IIDE-MSAT mSATA to 2.5-Inch IDE Adapter Converter with Aluminum Frame Bracket - Latch and Retain mSATA SSD as 9.5mm 2.5\" IDE SSD Drive"
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# 2.6x faster read speeds vs HDD Plug & play, no driver needed Aluminum frame for superior heat dissipation Ableconn IIDE-MSAT mSATA to 2.5-Inch IDE Adapter Converter with Aluminum Frame Bracket - Latch and Retain mSATA SSD as 9.5mm 2.5" IDE SSD Drive

**Brand:** ableconn
**Price:** AR$154852
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚡ Unlock lightning-fast SSD power for your classic machines!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Ableconn IIDE-MSAT mSATA to 2.5-Inch IDE Adapter Converter with Aluminum Frame Bracket - Latch and Retain mSATA SSD as 9.5mm 2.5" IDE SSD Drive by ableconn
- **How much does it cost?** AR$154852 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- ableconn enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted ableconn brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Built to Last:** Premium RoHS-compliant aluminum housing crafted in Taiwan for durability
- • **Revive Legacy Tech:** Transform vintage laptops with modern mSATA SSD speed and reliability
- • **Cool Under Pressure:** Open aluminum frame ensures your SSD stays chill and performs longer
- • **Easy Upgrade & Swap:** Latch and retain design lets you upgrade SSDs without removing the adapter
- • **Universal Compatibility:** Seamlessly works with Windows, Mac, Linux—no drivers, no hassle

## Overview

The Ableconn IIDE-MSAT adapter converts any full-size mSATA SSD into a 9.5mm 44-pin 2.5" IDE drive, enabling vintage laptops and desktops to enjoy modern SSD speeds. Featuring an open aluminum frame for optimal heat dissipation, it supports plug-and-play across Windows, Mac, and Linux without drivers. Designed for easy SSD swapping and built with high-quality RoHS-compliant materials in Taiwan, this adapter breathes new life into legacy systems with rock-solid stability and up to 2.6x faster read speeds than traditional HDDs.

## Description

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Review: Works well in a 2005 Mac Mini G4 - I have three Apple Mac Mini G4's. Two I bought recently as New Old Stock with Leopard loaded. I wanted to convert the two new ones to run Linux, but also wanted to swap out the 80GB 5200 rpm hard drive for an SSD. Like most laptops of the era, the 2.5" hard drive interface is a 44-pin IDE (PATA). These hard drives are getting harder to find since most manufacturers stopped making PATA drives and switched to SATA over 10 years ago. Finding an SSD with a 44-pin PATA interface is basically unobtainium. I looked at the white and black enclosed models that are cheaper. Two issues from viewing photos. The mSATA SSD sits inside a closed case with no air circulation. And most designs have a voltage regulator very close to the SSD. The Mini is already a tight design. I worried that the lack of air flow would make the SSD run hot and shorten its life. This unit has an open frame design, and no voltage regulator near the SSD. The mounting frames also looked rugged. I bought one to try, along with a new Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB mSATA SSD. Installation was easy (once I cracked open the Mini's case). The adapter fit perfectly, and I could easily reuse the mounting screws. I inserted the SSD onto the adapter without a problem. One advantage of this design - you can easily change or upgrade the mSATA SSD without having to remove the adapter. I had no problems with the SSD mounting retainer. From the Linux livecd install disk, I was able to format the disk to hold five partitions. There were no bad blocks found. When Linux booted, it showed the Samsung 850 EVO as present with support for ATA-7 and UDMA/133. The Mini's controller is limited to ATA-6 and UDMA/100, but it does support LBA-48. hdparm measured 92.0 MB/s reads; the hard drive measured 35.4 MB/s, so this is 2.6x faster (and about 3x more capacity). The computer feels peppy. I clocked booting (from selecting the kernel to login prompt) at 13 seconds. WOW! I was quite pleased with the results. So much so, I bought a 2nd unit to convert the other Mini. The computer has been running for several weeks now, uptime for 10 days at one point, with lots of long compile jobs (I'm running Gentoo Linux, which builds from source). Stability is rock solid. This solved a problem I had quite well. My only concern is the future life of mSATA. New laptops appear to be transitioning to M.2 and MVMe. Some manufacturers, such as Crucial, have stopped making mSATA drives. Others, like Kingston, have come out with new designs (the KC.600) with higher densities. Prices have fallen due to competition and transition to newer technology, so there are lots of good deals out there (I picked up the Samsung SSD new for $40, used ones are about half that). I'm quite satisfied with this product, glad Ablecomm made such a device for a rather niche market, and happy I could buy it on desertcart.
Review: Revived 15 year old laptop - I have a 15 year old Dell 700m laptop that I really liked. It has apps that I accidentally deleted from other PCs plus some apps that don't run well on WIN 10 in compatibility mode. It was too old for a Chromebook upgrade. It was not upgradable to WIN 7. The BIOS did not support AHCI and would run the mSATA transparently thru the IDE/PATA interface . I had a 32Gb mSata card pulled from another laptop, found the Ableconn IIDE-mSATA and figured that I could put the mSATA in the Ableconn, connect it to a 44pin USB 2.0 adapter that I had and connected it to the Dell. It worked, I was able to format the mSATA and I bought a 128Gb mSATA card (Zheino M3), repeated the effort on the larger mSATA. I had to buy AEOMI Backupper Pro ($39; the freebee won't clone a disc) and replicated the 80Gb Hitachi HDD. Installed the Ableconn w/mSATA in the 700m. It replaced Hitachi HDD perfectly, no need for the provided screws. It booted immediately, ran beautifully for a day, then slowed down. the barely ran. Pulled the mSATA and did some homework: Removed the master/slave jumpers from the Ableconn, left the unused portion of the mSATA unformatted, (I had created a partition in this space) and downloaded SSD Tweaker (free) to set the WIN XP parameters for optimum SSD performance. Re-Cloned the HDD > mSATA, reinstalled in the 700m and the PC has been running beautifully since. Not sure what fixed the original problem but its 20 sec to Logon, another 20 sec to useful work. Outlook 2007 takes a long time to startup, but then just fine. It's not as fast as native mSATA since its running thru the 44pin EIDE interface but its a much more useful PC and I don''t dread the wait time when I boot it up. I also upgraded to SSD Tweaker Pro ( $9) get the Trim function. This cost more than expected, primarily due to the software needed. I consider the Ableconn IIDE-mSATA adapter an elegant solution to providing longevity to an old,still useful and I will say it, a beloved PC. PS: After a day of heavy use I had another recurrence with the slowdown at startup and was going to revert to the HDD, left it to do the next day. When I sat down to revert to the HDD, just to check, I pressed power and the 700m booted up immediately and ran with no problems. I'm not sure what the problem was but recall an old item I read online: letting a PC with an SDD 'idle' before shutdown, say after Windows logoff, so it can reorganize itself. (Finnicky little devils aren't they?) Also my battery is only good for an hour + so the 700m is usually plugged in, which might get power to the mSATA before the OS is up. Either way, I am satisfied with the Ableconn, it did the job.

## Features

- Convert a full size mSATA SSD into a standard 9.5mm high 44-pin 2.5" IDE SSD drive.
- Open frame aluminum housing dessign provides excellent heat dissipation for mSATA SSD
- Compatible with most mSATA solid state drives such as the SAMSUNG 840/850 EVO
- OS independent; No driver installation required. Native support in Windows, Mac and Linux.
- Fully RoHS compliant. High quality product. Made in Taiwan.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B017VQT5YW |
| Best Sellers Rank | #298 in Enclosures |
| Brand | Ableconn |
| Color | mSATA SSD to IDE |
| Compatible Devices | Laptop |
| Current Rating | 0.5 Amps |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 345 Reviews |
| Finish | Aluminum |
| Finish Type | Aluminum |
| Input Voltage | 94 Volts |
| Item Dimensions | 3.9 x 2.8 x 0.4 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.9 Ounces |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 3.9 x 2.8 x 0.4 inches |
| Manufacturer | Ableconn |
| Model Number | IIDE-MSAT |
| Number of Ports | 1 |
| Package Quantity | 1 |
| Power Plug Type | No Plug |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | 1 Year Manufacture |

## Product Details

- **Compatible Devices:** Laptop
- **Color:** mSATA SSD to IDE
- **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 3.9 x 2.8 x 0.4 inches
- **Brand:** Ableconn
- **Finish Type:** Aluminum

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color, Size** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works well in a 2005 Mac Mini G4
*by K***N on October 1, 2024*

I have three Apple Mac Mini G4's. Two I bought recently as New Old Stock with Leopard loaded. I wanted to convert the two new ones to run Linux, but also wanted to swap out the 80GB 5200 rpm hard drive for an SSD. Like most laptops of the era, the 2.5" hard drive interface is a 44-pin IDE (PATA). These hard drives are getting harder to find since most manufacturers stopped making PATA drives and switched to SATA over 10 years ago. Finding an SSD with a 44-pin PATA interface is basically unobtainium. I looked at the white and black enclosed models that are cheaper. Two issues from viewing photos. The mSATA SSD sits inside a closed case with no air circulation. And most designs have a voltage regulator very close to the SSD. The Mini is already a tight design. I worried that the lack of air flow would make the SSD run hot and shorten its life. This unit has an open frame design, and no voltage regulator near the SSD. The mounting frames also looked rugged. I bought one to try, along with a new Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB mSATA SSD. Installation was easy (once I cracked open the Mini's case). The adapter fit perfectly, and I could easily reuse the mounting screws. I inserted the SSD onto the adapter without a problem. One advantage of this design - you can easily change or upgrade the mSATA SSD without having to remove the adapter. I had no problems with the SSD mounting retainer. From the Linux livecd install disk, I was able to format the disk to hold five partitions. There were no bad blocks found. When Linux booted, it showed the Samsung 850 EVO as present with support for ATA-7 and UDMA/133. The Mini's controller is limited to ATA-6 and UDMA/100, but it does support LBA-48. hdparm measured 92.0 MB/s reads; the hard drive measured 35.4 MB/s, so this is 2.6x faster (and about 3x more capacity). The computer feels peppy. I clocked booting (from selecting the kernel to login prompt) at 13 seconds. WOW! I was quite pleased with the results. So much so, I bought a 2nd unit to convert the other Mini. The computer has been running for several weeks now, uptime for 10 days at one point, with lots of long compile jobs (I'm running Gentoo Linux, which builds from source). Stability is rock solid. This solved a problem I had quite well. My only concern is the future life of mSATA. New laptops appear to be transitioning to M.2 and MVMe. Some manufacturers, such as Crucial, have stopped making mSATA drives. Others, like Kingston, have come out with new designs (the KC.600) with higher densities. Prices have fallen due to competition and transition to newer technology, so there are lots of good deals out there (I picked up the Samsung SSD new for $40, used ones are about half that). I'm quite satisfied with this product, glad Ablecomm made such a device for a rather niche market, and happy I could buy it on Amazon.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Revived 15 year old laptop
*by F***S on May 5, 2020*

I have a 15 year old Dell 700m laptop that I really liked. It has apps that I accidentally deleted from other PCs plus some apps that don't run well on WIN 10 in compatibility mode. It was too old for a Chromebook upgrade. It was not upgradable to WIN 7. The BIOS did not support AHCI and would run the mSATA transparently thru the IDE/PATA interface . I had a 32Gb mSata card pulled from another laptop, found the Ableconn IIDE-mSATA and figured that I could put the mSATA in the Ableconn, connect it to a 44pin USB 2.0 adapter that I had and connected it to the Dell. It worked, I was able to format the mSATA and I bought a 128Gb mSATA card (Zheino M3), repeated the effort on the larger mSATA. I had to buy AEOMI Backupper Pro ($39; the freebee won't clone a disc) and replicated the 80Gb Hitachi HDD. Installed the Ableconn w/mSATA in the 700m. It replaced Hitachi HDD perfectly, no need for the provided screws. It booted immediately, ran beautifully for a day, then slowed down. the barely ran. Pulled the mSATA and did some homework: Removed the master/slave jumpers from the Ableconn, left the unused portion of the mSATA unformatted, (I had created a partition in this space) and downloaded SSD Tweaker (free) to set the WIN XP parameters for optimum SSD performance. Re-Cloned the HDD > mSATA, reinstalled in the 700m and the PC has been running beautifully since. Not sure what fixed the original problem but its 20 sec to Logon, another 20 sec to useful work. Outlook 2007 takes a long time to startup, but then just fine. It's not as fast as native mSATA since its running thru the 44pin EIDE interface but its a much more useful PC and I don''t dread the wait time when I boot it up. I also upgraded to SSD Tweaker Pro ( $9) get the Trim function. This cost more than expected, primarily due to the software needed. I consider the Ableconn IIDE-mSATA adapter an elegant solution to providing longevity to an old,still useful and I will say it, a beloved PC. PS: After a day of heavy use I had another recurrence with the slowdown at startup and was going to revert to the HDD, left it to do the next day. When I sat down to revert to the HDD, just to check, I pressed power and the 700m booted up immediately and ran with no problems. I'm not sure what the problem was but recall an old item I read online: letting a PC with an SDD 'idle' before shutdown, say after Windows logoff, so it can reorganize itself. (Finnicky little devils aren't they?) Also my battery is only good for an hour + so the 700m is usually plugged in, which might get power to the mSATA before the OS is up. Either way, I am satisfied with the Ableconn, it did the job.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finally an adapter that works perfectly, Marvell inside!
*by J***L on March 7, 2016*

I have tried the white adapter which are abundantly available from ebay and it caused my Satellite A70-S259 to lock up when formatting my 128gb Samsung msata drive during Windows 7 32 bit home premium installation. So I tried the clone method which seemed to work ok and had read speeds around 74mbps and write speeds around 69mbps. Then when it came to restarting the laptop it would lock up again but this time at the windows boot logo. Doing some more research I found that the generic white ebay adapters typically have the JMicron chipset in them which causes a lot of compatibility in issues between certain laptops and msata drives. One person from a forum recommended to purchase an adapter that has the Marvell chipset which this adapter does have. This adapter is pretty much identical the Aleratec version but sold out cause I waited too long to make a decision whether to invest into an old laptop. Thankfully this Ableconn's version worked out PERFECTLY and fit like a glove in my Toshiba! Windows installed fast and without a hitch! Now I'm getting 94mpbs and 77mbps writes speeds! Boot times are just over 15 seconds, outstanding! Boot time with the original IDE 60gb 4200 rpm hard drive was around 1 1/2 minutes. Get yours today as I worry about if these great adapters will be eventually be phased out as old technology relics of the past have. Was shipped quickly but unfortunately USPS decided to throw the packaged envelope on my front lawn and was buried underneath a few inches of snow from a storm that just rolled through that same day. Couldn't find it until 2 days later with a flashlight but obviously wasn't Ableconn's fault just the delivery person must have had a bad day I guess. Nonetheless, it survived being out in the cold and works flawlessly! Thank you Ableconn, your adapter is fairly priced and breathed new life into my gently used laptop! P.S. Keep making these things, I'm sure people will continue to buy them! Take care!

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