UGREEN SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter with UASP and Power (60561)

Overview

The UGREEN 60561 is an adapter cable that 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 an integrated 0.5 m cable. A 2.5-inch drive runs from USB power; a 3.5-inch drive also needs a separate 12 V, 2 A power supply. It suits backing up, cloning or recovering files from drives taken out of laptops, PCs and recorders.

Is it right for you?

• Suits standard 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA I, II or III hard drives and SSDs.
• Needs a USB-A port; a USB-C-only computer needs a separate data-capable USB-C adapter.
• Suits desk or service use where the drive sits still. It does not protect the drive like a closed enclosure.
• Not for M.2 NVMe, M.2 SATA, IDE/PATA, SAS or proprietary drive connectors.

Key features

• USB 3.0 link up to 5 Gbps, with UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) on compatible systems; works on USB 2.0 and 1.1 ports at reduced speed.
• Combined SATA data and power connector for one drive.
• Drive health (S.M.A.R.T.) and TRIM pass-through where the drive, operating system and software expose them.
• Automatic sleep after about 3 minutes without activity.
• Adapter body about 52.5 × 46 × 13 mm with an integrated 0.5 m cable.

What else you need

A bare SATA hard drive or SSD and a computer with a USB-A port. For a 3.5-inch drive you also need a regulated 12 V, 2 A centre-positive power supply with the correct barrel plug, which is not included. Windows, macOS, Linux and Chrome OS are listed.

Installation

Push the SATA connector onto the drive, plug the USB-A end into the computer and, for a 3.5-inch drive, connect the 12 V supply. Connect directly to a USB 3.0 port before diagnosing low speed. Eject the volume and wait for activity to stop before disconnecting.

Before you buy

• A 3.5-inch drive cannot be used until a correctly specified 12 V, 2 A supply is provided; it is not included.
• Check the drive is a standard 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA drive, not M.2, IDE/PATA or SAS.
• Initialising, repartitioning or formatting can erase existing data. Check the disk’s file system is readable by your operating system.
• It does not clone on its own: cloning needs a second drive and suitable software.
• 5 Gbps file transfers, UASP, S.M.A.R.T. and TRIM are not guaranteed on every host.
• No maximum capacity is stated here because the sources disagree.
• Hard drives, SSDs and computers are not included.