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Arisaka
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Greetings all ?

 

I have an HPTC based on a thin ITX motherboard and both the SATA ports have drives on them.  I have an external enclosure for a slim disc drive that I have been plugging into USB ports, but when I was replacing one of the drives, I noted that I easily have room to mount it inside the case; are there any mSata to internal USB cables before I hack two cable together?

 

Thank you!

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@Arisaka

 

What do you mean by "slim disc drive"? Like an external DVD reader read over USB?

 

 

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17 minutes ago, Lord Mirdalan said:

What do you mean by "slim disc drive"? Like an external DVD reader read over USB?

 

 

A slim disc drive, like the one in laptops.  I have an external case that lets it plug into USB.

 

I was able to find mSata to type A USB plug, but I am curious to know if there is a mSata to an internal USB header; crappy photoshop for effect.

 

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3 hours ago, Arisaka said:

I was able to find mSata to type A USB plug, but I am curious to know if there is a mSata to an internal USB

Just get an internal port and extend the mSata to USB A, then USB A to internal header

https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/726581/Tripp-Lite-USB-20-Hi-Speed/?cm_mmc=PLA-_-Google-Mobile-_-Networking_Cables-_-726581&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAjwg-DpBRBbEiwAEV1_-FHjDG8ndM6rwyuqFRFklOfM8WGSv3ZVs3X_o0UIsiP0Vm2DlsgpOxoCRFUQAvD_BwE

(Also I could have sworn mSATA was a different connector, and that's Slimline SATA?)

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you're right, that is a slimline Sata; forgot that... thanks for catching :)

And I saw I could use that sort of A to Header cable, but that is alot of bulk and length I don't need, which is why id just hack them into tone cable.  I am hoping there is just one cable that can do it, mostly because my soldering skill aren't good :)

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posted this in your other thread, internal usb header adapter without any cable.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/9Pin-Motherboard-to-Double-Layer-Adapter-2-Ports-USB2-0-A-Female-Internal-Header/303158696605?epid=0&hash=item4695aa9a9d:g:bXcAAOSw6lpcf5Cn

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Just now, SuperCloneRanger said:

posted this in your other thread, internal usb header adapter without any cable.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/9Pin-Motherboard-to-Double-Layer-Adapter-2-Ports-USB2-0-A-Female-Internal-Header/303158696605?epid=0&hash=item4695aa9a9d:g:bXcAAOSw6lpcf5Cn

thank mate.. this is helpful :)

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