The 44-Pin Male IDE to SD Card Adapter is transparent and does not require any drivers. With this adapter, the host PC will identify the inserted SD card as a standard IDE hard disk. The adapter enables IT engineers and embedded technology enthusiasts to use an SD MMC card as a normal IDE hard disk. Provides an alternative for data storage and transfer or testing for mainboard, sound card, display card, and memory card, etc. You can install any operating system and the SD card will be bootable. It draws power from the 44-Pin IDE interface. Hot swappable. Bootable solution for laptop computer. Power from IDE interface. One IDE male connector, one standard SD slot. Converts Secure Digital Card into IDE compatible hard drives. No hard disk noise from your workplace. Mini board design with no space wasted. Compatible with MMC system specification 2.0, SD Memory Card specification 1.0, and SDHC Memory Card. Easy installation and no driver required. Supports PIO, Multi-Word DMA, and Ultra DMA data transfer modes. Compatible with DOS, Linux, Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7. Color: black. Material: plastic. Package Contents: 1 x Hard Disk Adapter Card. Only the above package content is included; other products are not included. Note: Light and different displays may cause the color of the item in the picture to be slightly different from the real thing. Measurement may vary by +/- 1-3 cm.