Kurobox Pro with Rear e-SATA - Revision history

Ramuk at 23:25, 11 November 2007

Ramuk — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:25:06 GMT

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:25, 11 November 2007
Line 1:		Line 1:
-	Unlike the original LS Pro the Kurobox Pro follows the second version (see [[LinkstationProLiveDifferences]]) and does not have it's second SATA port set up for a "we thought we might want an e-SATA port, but changed our minds in production" position ([[Hardware Hacks for the LS Pro]]) for ease of connector installation. (Fortunate in my case because I can't solder surface mount stuff worth a ... )	+	{{Articles\|KuroboxPro}}
		+	Partially Unlike the original LS Pro the Kurobox Pro follows the second version (see [[LinkstationProLiveDifferences]]) and does not have it's second SATA port set up for a "we thought we might want an e-SATA port, but changed our minds in production" position ([[Hardware Hacks for the LS Pro]]) for ease of connector installation. (Fortunate in my case because I can't solder surface mount stuff worth a ... )

	The Kurobox Pro already has a second perfectly usable SATA port. Except it's on the front? Whatsup wid dat? Ditto for the PCI-E 1X slot which would be useful to add two more SATA ports, except that there's no way it would fit in the box, maybe I can find/hack a cable for that one and mount it over the mainboard, but I'm not hopeful.		The Kurobox Pro already has a second perfectly usable SATA port. Except it's on the front? Whatsup wid dat? Ditto for the PCI-E 1X slot which would be useful to add two more SATA ports, except that there's no way it would fit in the box, maybe I can find/hack a cable for that one and mount it over the mainboard, but I'm not hopeful.

Jgmdean: Kurobox Pro with Rear ESATA moved to Kurobox Pro with Rear e-SATA: Nomenclature

Jgmdean — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:45:04 GMT

Kurobox Pro with Rear ESATA moved to Kurobox Pro with Rear e-SATA: Nomenclature

← Older revision

Revision as of 05:45, 5 November 2007

Jgmdean at 05:11, 5 November 2007

Jgmdean — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:11:20 GMT

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:11, 5 November 2007
Line 3:		Line 3:
	The Kurobox Pro already has a second perfectly usable SATA port. Except it's on the front? Whatsup wid dat? Ditto for the PCI-E 1X slot which would be useful to add two more SATA ports, except that there's no way it would fit in the box, maybe I can find/hack a cable for that one and mount it over the mainboard, but I'm not hopeful.		The Kurobox Pro already has a second perfectly usable SATA port. Except it's on the front? Whatsup wid dat? Ditto for the PCI-E 1X slot which would be useful to add two more SATA ports, except that there's no way it would fit in the box, maybe I can find/hack a cable for that one and mount it over the mainboard, but I'm not hopeful.

-	Anyhoo, I went to Fry's and bought a Nextar.3 external USB/e-SATA box which handily includes a SATA to e-SATA bracket. After a little slot cutting and drilling on the frame (after complete disassembly of course! ~~and~~ blowing out any metal dust). I now have an e-SATA port on the back of my Kurobox Pro:	+	Anyhoo, if you didn't know: the only difference between a SATA port and an e-SATA port is a connector designed for more insertion/removal cycles. So... I went to Fry's and bought a Nextar.3 external USB/e-SATA box which handily includes a SATA to e-SATA bracket. After a little slot cutting and drilling on the frame (after complete disassembly of course! AND blowing out any metal dust). I now have an e-SATA port on the back of my Kurobox Pro:

	[[Image:Rear-esata-kuroboxpro.jpg\|left\|thumb]]		[[Image:Rear-esata-kuroboxpro.jpg\|left\|thumb]]

Jgmdean at 05:07, 5 November 2007

Jgmdean — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:07:17 GMT

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:07, 5 November 2007
Line 1:		Line 1:
-	~~Picture uploaded by jmgdean~~	+	Unlike the original LS Pro the Kurobox Pro follows the second version (see [[LinkstationProLiveDifferences]]) and does not have it's second SATA port set up for a "we thought we might want an e-SATA port, but changed our minds in production" position ([[Hardware Hacks for the LS Pro]]) for ease of connector installation. (Fortunate in my case because I can't solder surface mount stuff worth a ... )

-	[[Image:Rear-esata-kuroboxpro.jpg\|thumb]]	+	The Kurobox Pro already has a second perfectly usable SATA port. Except it's on the front? Whatsup wid dat? Ditto for the PCI-E 1X slot which would be useful to add two more SATA ports, except that there's no way it would fit in the box, maybe I can find/hack a cable for that one and mount it over the mainboard, but I'm not hopeful.
		+
		+	Anyhoo, I went to Fry's and bought a Nextar.3 external USB/e-SATA box which handily includes a SATA to e-SATA bracket. After a little slot cutting and drilling on the frame (after complete disassembly of course! and blowing out any metal dust). I now have an e-SATA port on the back of my Kurobox Pro:
		+
		+	[[Image:Rear-esata-kuroboxpro.jpg\|left\|thumb]]
		+
		+	The cable is running between the mainboard and the bottom of the drive, and doesn't seem to have impeded air flow that I can tell.
		+
		+	Positioning of the e-SATA connector was pretty arbitrary as the connector wasn't deep enough to touch the drive or bracket. The provided L-bracket made a nice template: trace with sharpie, try and follow straight line with Dremel. :-)
		+
		+	There was a handy notch between the front board and the frame on the serial port side that was just the right size to run the SATA ribbon through, YOUR milage may vary.
		+
		+	Complete article to follow in my copious spare time, plus I'm wiki-challenged. ;-)
		+
		+	I needed the e-SATA box anyway, so it wasn't a bad deal at $50 to satisfy my hardware jones, but you could probably find it cheaper at New Egg or wherever.
		+
		+	And yeah, I don't know if you can see it clearly in the photo, but I KNOW my case-mod skilz suck! LOL

RussK: /* page with picture */

RussK — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:36:33 GMT

page with picture

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:36, 5 November 2007
Line 1:		Line 1:
	Picture uploaded by jmgdean		Picture uploaded by jmgdean
		+
		+	[[Image:Rear-esata-kuroboxpro.jpg\|thumb]]

RussK: /* to show jmgdeans picture */

RussK — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:33:58 GMT

to show jmgdeans picture

New page

Picture uploaded by jmgdean