Review on 🔌 Enhance Data Storage with StarTech Com Drive Optical Adapter Converter by Matt Weber

I wanted to replace my old IDE/PATA DVD/CD combo drive with a new optical drive that can read and write dual layer DVDs. Bought a LG Super Multi optical drive. The adapter is very easy to install. Just look at the photos. This is a really cool little device. Unfortunately, I couldn't get it to work with the LG SATA optical drive. Before installing LG I went into Device Manager and removed the old IDE/PATA DVD/CD combo. I also removed all ATA channels and ATA/SATA controllers. I turned off the power and replaced the IDE/PATA drive with a SATA drive by connecting it to an adapter. Backup turned on and automatically reinstalled the drivers. At first, the new SATA drive seemed to work fine. Discs were read without problems. Unfortunately, I was never able to successfully burn the disc. One of two things will happen. My computer either freezes and freezes during recording, or the recording stops but reports as failed. The worst case was freezing during recording. I would have to forcibly turn off the power and restart the computer. This happened with complete regularity, since otherwise no burn through was possible. So while the optical drive read discs well, it couldn't write to discs at all. I really wanted it to work but it was useless. I ended up installing an LG IDE/PATA Super Multi optical drive that supported dual-layer discs. Write attempts that failed with a SATA drive were successful with an IDE drive. It must have something to do with the SATA drive's connection to the adapter that was preventing the drive from burning discs. I still think the adapter is a very cool and useful device. And I'm sure there are other use cases besides connecting a SATA optical drive when the device is working fine. The adapter may work if a hard drive or SSD is connected. So I still give it four stars. It would be five if my device only worked when a SATA drive was connected.