The SATA to USB 3.0 adapter cable allows you to connect any standard 2.5 or 3.5 SATA HDD mobile enclosure to your computer/laptop via USB 3.0 port. It is ideal for you to backup files or upgrades your notebook/PC hard drive, Supports HDD capacity up to 6TB. External Hard drive adapter supports data transfer up to 5 Gbps. SAVE TIME WITH UASP: This SATA to USB adapter supports UASP Technology, which is 70% Faster than traditional USB 3.0 and 80% reduction in required processor resources, Backward compatible with USB 2.0 / 1.1. The 2.5 3.5-inch USB to SATA adapter lets you easily swap transfer files, between drives with no need to install the SSD/HDD inside an enclosure. plug-and-play and Hot-swap supported. This hard drive to usb adapter sata to usb cable (SATA 7+15 12pin)is compatible with PS4, Xbox, Windows 10/8.1/8/7/2000/Vista/XP, Mac OS x. hot-swapping, plug and play. This 2.5 3.5 hard drive adapter equipped with a 12v 2A power supply, You need the power supply to use the adapter with a full-size spinning drive because USB simply doesn’t provide enough power to run a 3.5 drive. But for a laptop (2.5) drives or SSDs, you don’t need the power.