Custom external hard dive enclosure?
Right because I need more space, I need something to put the hard drives in.
Now then I could buy a 2 bay Icy Box IB-3218StU-B but if I want more storage I would need more space. I was thinking of making something myself.
But I need to source the boards that would convert the SATA to USB / eSATA as well as providing power preferably from the mains?
Now then I have found this, but it's in the US.
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/7029/satatousb.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/994/satatousb2.jpg
And the other problem is that the board has to get power from a molex connector.
Does anyone know if you can just buy the actual PCB bridge adapters? I think the correct name for them is. :D
So obviously a few of these in brackets to connect the hard drives into...power into the boards and USB / eSATA cables out to the PC / laptop.
My Google skills are failing so I'm finding it hard to find such a part. :(
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Re: Custom external hard dive enclosure?
Have a read about 'Bridge Boards'
Link to buy some:
http://www.span.com/advanced_search_...bridge&x=0&y=0
You would need to provide power via external brick.
Like here:
http://www.affordablecomputer.co.nz/...-IDESATA-B.jpg
Re: Custom external hard dive enclosure?
i would recommend that you just buy the cheapest case you can find and just use the pcb and power-supply from that. flea bay is good fr stuff like this.