Topic: Sata Cable Extension / Split - No More Opening Case! (Read 866 times)

Theta · « **on:** May 17, 2006, 11:21:00 PM »

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Female to Male Extender, Right angle SATA cable...

Tight fit, NO drilling.

Works great!

Hope this gives you all more ideas!

This post has been edited by Theta: May 18 2006, 06:23 AM

Scarpa_SD · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2006, 11:27:00 PM »

Great idea theta!!
Gonna go pick up a cable like that tommorow.
Keep up the good work man.

RedMedic · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2006, 11:40:00 PM »

Freakin Sweet! It pains me to see my 2PI naked...

geebee · « **Reply #3 on:** May 18, 2006, 12:47:00 AM »

nioce idea...i just ordered a bracket to strip form dabs in the UK! £3 each plus P&P

|vibez| · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2006, 02:31:00 AM »

QUOTE(geebee @ May 18 2006, 07:54 AM)

nioce idea...i just ordered a bracket to strip form dabs in the UK! £3 each plus P&P

Good idea, that way we dont even need to open our PC any more!

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quick...gationKey=11125

geebee · « **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2006, 02:13:00 AM »

correct, unless like me you have 2x sata raided raptors and need to unplug em to get the xbox connected :-(

anks1966 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 18, 2006, 04:08:00 AM »

Ive already done this with mine but with a switch and a sata socket on the back to switch between the xbox360 sata port and the port on the back. My idea is to have 2 switches one for the dual firware (1 with the xtr0800.bin and the other for the xtreme.bin) So when im finished I will be able to put both switches one way and plug sata into my computer to backup games and both the othere way to play the backups.

I was thinking of writing a Tut.

I will get some pictures as soon as I have the dual boot firmware installed as well..

Anks

Joergen · « **Reply #7 on:** May 18, 2006, 04:53:00 AM »

This is a great idea but I cant find the extension cables anywhere.. CURSES!

geebee · « **Reply #8 on:** May 18, 2006, 04:58:00 AM »

QUOTE(Joergen @ May 18 2006, 12:00 PM)

This is a great idea but I cant find the extension cables anywhere.. CURSES!

search for "sata bracket" on a big pc equipment company like Scan or Dabs

sarcoptic · « **Reply #9 on:** May 18, 2006, 06:09:00 AM »

For those in the states Newegg sells the same thing:

SATA Extension Adapter

Just remove the metal bracket and you have the same thing...

Joergen · « **Reply #10 on:** May 18, 2006, 06:15:00 AM »

Darn I have lots of such firewire and usb2 brackets for extension bays but no sata

Joergen · « **Reply #11 on:** May 18, 2006, 07:47:00 AM »

Theta where did you buy your cable I'm in europe too and I want to order it.

Joergen · « **Reply #12 on:** May 18, 2006, 09:17:00 AM »

I built my own sata extender by cutting a broken PCI network card pins (whose pin width is exactly the same as sata) and pushing it into the male connector.

But then I realised I cant get the plugs out of the 360 case without bending the USB/LAN port so I dropped this idea. Would be great but I cant see how I could get the cables through without violently bending the case.

SniperKilla · « **Reply #13 on:** May 18, 2006, 09:26:00 PM »

heres my take on the same idea

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just gotta pop the grating under the hdd off, takes 3 seconds to get to.. keeps everything looking stock

Eric10301 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 18, 2006, 10:17:00 PM »

Good idea sniper nice and hidden when your not using it.

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