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Roll Your Own Hotswap SATA Guide

Guide and photos by Rick Stephens

 

 Next, install the two internal cables. They fit under the fan from the inside. Face the ’leg’ on the external facing SATA Cable connector upward to match the connector on the backside of the hotswap bay. That will allow the cable to lay flat inside with no twists. Slip the single screw in place and add the second screw to finish. Repeat with second cable.

install cables

 

install brackets



Installing single and dual port backplane adapters in larger enclosures. Slip one end in and add the second screw.

Single backplane adapter Dual backplane adapter


 

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