Perfect for recovering data from an Internal Hard Drive (DDI) of an ancient Portable PC or use it as an External Hard Drive (DDE), such as USB big capacity. BUT the condition have an eSATA drive in addition to a USB drive. One does not work without the other: THIS IS NOT AN ADAPTER WITH 2 MODES OF DATA TRANSFER! USB gives food: DDI / DDE runs, one feels and hears but can not access them. The eSATA however, is used to transfer the data. If you do not have an eSATA drive will not buy this adapter (SATA / eSATA + USB2.0) but rather buy a SATA / 2xUSB2.0 or SATA / USB3.0 Adapter (USB2.0 gives less energy than the USB3.0). Looking forward to help on Amazon.com