Thanks, that's a tremendous help :)
Any pointers on where to find a small usb to sata adapter that doesn't
require it's own power brick?
I've had a scout around and all I can find are kits intended to be
used externally
On 10 Apr 2009, at 04:05, Robert Martin Jr. wrote:
I'd use a USB to SATA adapter off one of the internal usb headers
for the blu-ray drive. Use one of these to keep it tidy. You'll also
need a slim sata to sata cable
http://cgi.ebay.com/12%22-305m-Slimline-SATA-Cable-Slim-Drive-CRX890S,AD7670S_W0QQitemZ130296426485QQcmdZViewItem
http://www.logicsupply.com/products/afap_082usb
I've done a few systems using zotac ITX mobos
lopaka
--- On Thu, 4/9/09, James Boswell <[email protected]> wrote:
From: James Boswell <[email protected]>
Subject: [H] SATA port multipliers?
To: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 5:05 PM
Hey guys, I've got a client wanting a machine in a Silverstone SG05
case (
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=sg05&area=usa
),
and the current leading candidate for the mainboard is the Zotac
9300-ITX (
http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/16642 ), the basic objective
being to cram
as much power as possible (with a bit of an eye toward value, he's
held off
on the 3Ghz core 2 Quad at least) into as small a space as possible.
the snag that arises is, the SG05 has 1x slimline optical bay, 1x
2.5" HDD
bay and 1x 3.5" HDD bay
Client would _like_ an SSD as the boot drive in the 2.5" bay, a big
data
storage disk in the 3.5" bay and a Blu-ray burner (!) in the optical
bay,
however the Zotac mainboard only has two SATA ports (and one ESATA
on the back)
So, to make that config happen I need the Nvidia 9300M chipset to
play nice
with port multipliers (and apparently that's quite hit and miss?),
AND a
tiny port multiplier that'll run off the internal power, or a USB to
SATA
convertor I can hang off the internal USB ports (and power
internally also.)
(the esata port is wanted for other uses, and so is off limits for
one of the
internal drives, on top of that being a horrifically clunky cabling
job)
Suggestions?
I know I'm after something that's possible from a technical
standpoint,
but it's something extremeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeely niche, so I'm not
hopeful,
but maybe someone else on the list has some idea if I'm barking up
the wrong
tree, or indeed barking up any tree at all?
TIA
-JB
