Of course I've seen some information to me before buying. Here was always written again, the IDE drives were not recognized. With a little taste but I have this hammer out. Unfortunately, in this respect is unfortunately nothing in the instruction manual. It is important for IDEs which are plugged into the "Master" or "Cable Select" jumper. If this is done, the IDEs you can also use as the SATA drives. Even a very fast mirroring is possible. Conclusion: Anyone who has a lot to do with data storage, and do not want to have masses of external drives on senem desk should belong into this docking station. Small and nimble.
