USB Bridge Board
U2-SATA13
USB 2.0 to SATA Bridge Board

Highlights
- Direct Connect to SATA Drive
- Support both HDD and ODD
- Support HDD security feature
- DC Power Input: Big IDE 4-pin DC Power Connector
Introduction
U2-SATA13 is an USB 2.0 to SATA bridge board. It has an USB high-speed device port and a SATA 1.5G host port. It received standard MassStorage Device Class (MSDC) SCSI command from USB host and translate into ATA/ATAPI command to SATA device. The maximum throughput can goes up to 30MB/sec.
Technical Specifications
USB to SATA Bridge Board
- USB 2.0:
- Compliant with USB 2.0 specifications and pass USB certification.
- Support USB high speed (480Mbps) and full speed transfer rate (12Mbps).
- Support Mass Storage Device Class bulk only transfer.
- Support USB vendor command (Control Endpoint) and SCSI vendor command.
- Support USB host controller for UHCI, OHCI, EHCI mode.
- Serial ATA:
- Compliant with Serial-ATA 1.0A specifications
- Support Serial-ATA generation 1 transfer rate of 1.5Gb/s
- Provide pin header for Power and SATA Activity Indicator LEDs
- Support HDD security feature (with LockHDD Utility).
- DC Power Input:
- Big IDE 4-pin DC Power Connector
Available Models
- U2-SATA13: With Standard USB B type connector and plastic cover.
- U2-SATA13-C: With Standard USB B type connector.
- U2-SATA13-W: With JST Compatible 5pin wafer (pitch = 2.0 mm)

Physical Dimensions
- 6.40cm x 3.65cm x 2.83cm
- Direct Connect Vertical type
Hardware Requirements
- Desktop PC: with either a built-in USB (1.0 or 2.0) controller or an USB (1.0 or 2.0) to PCI Host Adapter equipped with a external USB port.
- Laptop PC: with either a built-in USB (1.0 or 2.0) controller or an USB (1.0 or 2.0) to CardBus PC Card equipped with a external USB port.
Operating System Requirements
- Windows ME/2000/XP/2003; MacOS 10 or higher; Linux
- Driver Requirements
- USB:
- No driver installation for Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Mac OS and Linux.
- USB:
Kit includes
- U2-SATA13 Bridge Board
- User's Guide
Document Download
