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Adding e-sata to any External Hard Drive

  • 13-01-2010 10:37PM
    #1
    corkproducers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭


    Has anyone seen or done an e-sata hack before on an existing USB External HD Enclosure? (one which has a sata hard drive inside obviously)

    Apparently, the only difference between SATA and e-SATA is:

    1. The Transfer Speed
    2. The pin-out (its inverted)
    3. Slightly Different connector, e-sata has a shielded cable.

    Here is the enclosure i want to mod in question:

    img0133large.jpg


    What would be ideal is if i could add a switch and additional sata cable to the existing blue cable you see in the pic,
    allowing me to switch between both e-sata and the boards USB.

    Otherwise id have to open the enclosure anytime i wanted to change from sata to usb.

    You can already buy Sata to E-sata cables online:
    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10224

    If i added this to my PC i could get the full Sata II speed also:
    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.9281

    Any thoughts, suggestions?

    Why not just get an enclosure with USB and e-sata?

    Because hacking is more fun!


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