UGREEN 20611 USB 3.0 to SATA HDD/SSD Adapter

Overview

The UGREEN 20611 connects a bare 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA hard drive or solid state drive (SSD) to a computer’s USB-A port, with no enclosure to open. A 2.5-inch drive runs from USB power alone; the 12 V, 2 A power adapter that comes with it feeds a 3.5-inch desktop drive. It suits backing up, copying or recovering files from drives taken out of PCs, laptops and recorders.

Is it right for you?

• Suits standard 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA drives with the combined 22-pin data and power edge connector.
• Suits a desk or workshop, where the drive sits still while connected. It is not for carrying a connected bare drive around; for that, choose an enclosure.
• Needs a USB-A port on the computer, or a data-capable USB-C adapter or dock on a USB-C-only computer.
• Not for IDE/PATA, mSATA, M.2 SATA, M.2 NVMe or SAS drives, and not for optical drives.

Key features

• 22-pin SATA data and power connector for one bare 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive.
• USB-A 3.0 host connection up to 5 Gbps, backward compatible with slower USB ports.
• 12 V, 2 A power adapter feeding the 5.5 × 2.1 mm DC input, so 3.5-inch desktop drives spin up properly.
• UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) for more efficient transfers where the host, operating system and drive support it.
• Drive activity light on the adapter housing.
• Works with SATA I, II and III drives at the negotiated rate, capped by the USB 3.0 link.

What else you need

A bare SATA hard drive or SSD and a computer with a USB-A port. Windows, macOS, Linux and other systems with USB mass storage support are listed. A USB-C-only computer needs a separate data-capable adapter or dock.

Installation

Push the SATA plug onto the drive’s connector, connect the USB-A plug to the computer and, for a 3.5-inch drive, plug in the 12 V adapter. Let a spinning drive stop fully before lifting it or pulling the plug.

Before you buy

• A 3.5-inch drive will not run from USB alone: connect the 12 V, 2 A supply.
• A bare mechanical drive is vulnerable to knocks while spinning.
• No maximum capacity is stated here because the product graphics give different figures.
• UASP and drive health (S.M.A.R.T.) pass-through are conditional; some software only sees basic storage functions.
• It connects one drive at a time, does not clone on its own and does not guarantee a bootable external system or hot swapping. Eject safely before disconnecting.
• Do not open the power adapter or the housing. Stop using any part that smells burnt, gets abnormally hot or sparks.
• The hard drive or SSD, a USB-C adapter, an enclosure and cloning or recovery software are not included.