The Toshiba 1.8 Inch To 2.5 Inch IDE Adapter is transparent to the operating system and does not require any drivers. With this adapter, the computer will identify the 1.8 inch HDD as a standard 44-Pin IDE hard disk. As such, you can install any operating systems and the 1.8 inch hard disk driver will be bootable. For more details on product, Please refer to http://www.papyrus.co.il/toshiba_1_8_inch_to_2_5_inch_ide_adapter.htm