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    SATA DVD to SATA HDD converter?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Meaker@Sager, Jul 18, 2010.

  1. Meaker@Sager

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    Looking at it, there is enough room for a sata drive to live inside a DVD drive casing that would slot into a laptop. Of course there would need to be a small board that converted the DVD connection to an HDD one.

    Is there such a converter?
     
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    the connectors for SATA data/power should be the same. Not 100% sure if the placement of them is identical though.
     
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    No the power connector is shorter and by the looks of it may not supply what the HDD requires.
     
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