Custom external hard dive enclosure?

[Azza]

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.







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.

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.

[spoon_]

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

[alsenior]

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.