The IDE hard disk of the video recorder is converted to SATA, and it is used by connecting to the SATA port of the motherboard. 3.5-inch IDE hard disk to SATA, connected to the motherboard SATA port for use IDE optical drive to SATA, connect to the motherboard SATA port for use IDE to SATA, connect to the motherboard SATA port for use. The desktop 3.5-inch IDE hard disk can be transferred to the SATA video recorder (please the hard disk on the computer first). The transferred hard disk can be used as master and slave (requires system reinstallation, refresh in BIOSS, etc.). The converted optical drive can be booted as a system. The adapter card supports a parallel port hard disk with a maximum capacity of 1000G. For IDE devices using a riser card, the jumper cap must be inserted in the MASTER position. Compatible with SATA 1st generation, SATA 2nd generation, SATA 3rd generation. Plug and play, no driver required Product name: IDE to SATA adapter card Product size: 6x2.2CM Product material: pcb of application: suitable for IDE optical drives, burners, 3.5-inch hard drives, video recorder hard drives Compatible system: compatible with windowsXp/win7/win8 32-bit/64-bit system Colour: Material: PCB Package Contents: 1 * Adapter card Only the above package content, other are not included. Note: Light and different displays may cause the color of the item in the a little different from the real thing. The measurement allowed error is +/- 1-3cm.