Oops, I assumed that case had a full size optical bay then noticed your listing of 1x slim optical, so the slim adapter is needed. If considering blu-ray reader, geeks puts this one as low as $79 every couple weeks. It's cheaper than most full size BDROMs
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BLK-UJ-120-DO&cpc=SCH This one appears to be IDE so if used would make the choice easier because usb2ide bridges are cheap and easy to find lopaka --- On Fri, 4/10/09, James Boswell <torazch...@gmail.com> wrote: From: James Boswell <torazch...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [H] SATA port multipliers? To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 2:27 AM Thanks, that's a tremendous help :) Any pointers on where to find a small usb to sata adapter that doesn't require it's own power brick? I've had a scout around and all I can find are kits intended to be used externally On 10 Apr 2009, at 04:05, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: > I'd use a USB to SATA adapter off one of the internal usb headers for the blu-ray drive. Use one of these to keep it tidy. You'll also need a slim sata to sata cable > > http://cgi.ebay.com/12%22-305m-Slimline-SATA-Cable-Slim-Drive-CRX890S,AD7670S_W0QQitemZ130296426485QQcmdZViewItem > > http://www.logicsupply.com/products/afap_082usb > > I've done a few systems using zotac ITX mobos > > lopaka > --- On Thu, 4/9/09, James Boswell <torazch...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: James Boswell <torazch...@gmail.com> > Subject: [H] SATA port multipliers? > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 5:05 PM > > Hey guys, I've got a client wanting a machine in a Silverstone SG05 case ( > http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=sg05&area=usa ), > and the current leading candidate for the mainboard is the Zotac 9300-ITX ( > http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/16642 ), the basic objective being to cram > as much power as possible (with a bit of an eye toward value, he's held off > on the 3Ghz core 2 Quad at least) into as small a space as possible. > > the snag that arises is, the SG05 has 1x slimline optical bay, 1x 2.5" HDD > bay and 1x 3.5" HDD bay > > > Client would _like_ an SSD as the boot drive in the 2.5" bay, a big data > storage disk in the 3.5" bay and a Blu-ray burner (!) in the optical bay, > however the Zotac mainboard only has two SATA ports (and one ESATA on the back) > > So, to make that config happen I need the Nvidia 9300M chipset to play nice > with port multipliers (and apparently that's quite hit and miss?), AND a > tiny port multiplier that'll run off the internal power, or a USB to SATA > convertor I can hang off the internal USB ports (and power internally also.) > > (the esata port is wanted for other uses, and so is off limits for one of the > internal drives, on top of that being a horrifically clunky cabling job) > > Suggestions? > I know I'm after something that's possible from a technical standpoint, > but it's something extremeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeely niche, so I'm not hopeful, > but maybe someone else on the list has some idea if I'm barking up the wrong > tree, or indeed barking up any tree at all? > > TIA > -JB >
