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These unique Addonics converters are designed to quickly convert the slimline ATAPI interface commonly used with notebook optical drives into high speed Serial ATA or USB 2.0. Attached easily to the back of the ATAPI connector, this small converter board is ideal solution for rack mount PCs, blade server or small equipment that demand high speed storage and improved air flow of the SATA or USB cabling system.

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slim ATAPI Converter in a Mini-ITX computer

Product Features

slim ATAPI to Serial ATA Converter

• Serial ATA 1.0 compliant
• Convert any slim drive ATAPI/IDE interface to Serial ATA interface
• Optional mounting bracket - installation instructions here
• Support ATA 33/66/100/133
• Bootable
• simple plug and play, no drivers required
• compatible with any Serial ATA controller (SATA ATAPI devices may only work with host controllers using Silicon Image chipset, or any other controller supporting ATAPI Devices)
• Fully RoHS Compliant

note: slim ATAPI to Serial ATA Converter must be connected to a SATA controller compatible with Serial ATA optical drives. All of the Addonics SATA controllers are compatible with Serial ATA optical drives.

slim ATAPI to USB 2.0 Converter

• Convert any slim drive ATAPI/IDE interface to internal 5-pin header USB 2.0
• High transfer rate of 480Mbps
• Optional mounting bracket - installation instructions here
• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 (Data Rate 1.5/12/480 Mbps)
• Compliant with Open Host Controller Interface Specification for USB Rev 1.0a
• Bootable
• Supports Spread Spectrum in receiver   
• Compliant with ATA specifications
• Support ATA 33/66/100/133
• Fully RoHS Compliant

Model and Pricing

Model	Description and Package Content	Click shopping cart to check price and order online
ADSATAPISA	slim ATAPI to Serial ATA Converter Package content: 1 slim ATAPI to Serial ATA Converter 1 SATA cable. Length - 100 cm (3 feet) 1 Y-power cable to connect power to the converter	$24.99
ADSATAPIU2	slim ATAPI to USB 2.0 Converter Package content: 1 slim ATAPI to USB 2.0 Converter 1 5-pin USB header cable. 1 Y-power cable to connect power to the converter
AASATAPIBK	Optional Mounting Bracket for ADSATAPISA and ADSATAPIU2 Package content: 1 Optional Mounting Bracket for ADSATAPISA and ADSATAPIU2 see the AASATAPIBK FAQ section for installation instructions	$3.5

Specifications

slim ATAPI to Serial ATA Converter

• Serial ATA interface for up to 1.5Gbits/sec data transfer
• Supports slim ATAPI optical drives
• Standard 7-pin Serial ATA connector
• Works under DOS, Windows 95, NT, 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP, Vista, Mac OS X, Linux
• Dimension (W x D x H) - 78 mm x 36 mm x 5 mm
• 1 year warranty

slim ATAPI to USB 2.0 Converter

• USB 2.0 interface for up to 480 Mbits/sec data transfer
• Supports slim ATAPI optical drives
• USB 5-pin header for internal connection
• Works under Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP, Vista, Mac OS X, Linux
• Dimension (W x D x H) - 78 mm x 36 mm x 5 mm
• 1 year warranty

All specifications are subject to change without notice