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How To Create A Sata To Usb Cable

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by eddy315west 5 views

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Ok This Is What I Am Trying To Accomplish.
Im Trying to Connect A Sata Dvd Drive To A USB Port On My Laptop. I Own Both Sata Cables And Usb Cables And I Know How To Solder And Read Instructions . I Just Need To Know How To Make The Cable/Adapter . And Only Reason As Why I Need It Cuz I Cannot Wait another 4 to 5 Days For My Power supply For The PC Im Building.

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by thechas

As Nick said, you cannot just wire up a cable and have the SATA HDD work over a USB interface.

First, you need to provide all of the power a SATA drive needs. That includes 3.3 V, 5 V, and 12 Volts.
Since USB only provides 5 volts, you need either an external power supply, or efficient DC to DC converters.

Then, you need data buffers and interface converters along with the support hardware for the devices.

As far as you main question about the raw connections, check out this site:

http://www.hardwarebook.info/

Still, what you need is a USB to SATA adapter like Nick gave you a link to.

Chas

by w2ktechman

if that adapter does not do, there are Sata -- USB external drive cases that you can purchase as well.
They would cost about the same (or more) as that cable though, but may be easier to find.

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