More uses for leftover parts

Lazzer408 · Aug 8, 2011, 02:00 PM

You know those front-panel/USB plugs to make it easy to disconnect the front panel buttons and lights from the motherboard headers? I had a few laying around, as well as some old motherboards.

I unsoldered one of the 2-port USB headers from the board and soldered it to an extra header plug to give me two internal USB ports.

Here are a few examples. An extra SATA port? Internal WiFi? Or maybe a ReadyBoost drive?

Here is the link to the SATA adaptor I used. My BIOS finds it, found the optical drive connected to it, and booted a CD off it. Windows 7 required no drivers and I can hot-swap HDDs from it. Oh, and it's only $6 shipped. http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-2-0-SATA-Bri...item4cf6f73e94

kciaccio · Aug 9, 2011, 03:13 AM

Actually that would work great for my Unraid server thst boots from a flash drive dticking out the back of my csse. It would be nice to put it inside.

Lazzer408 · Aug 9, 2011, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kciaccio

Actually that would work great for my Unraid server thst boots from a flash drive dticking out the back of my csse. It would be nice to put it inside.

ATP make all sorts of devices for embeded systems. http://www.atpinc.com/

Here's one of them.

http://www.techpowerup.com/120659/AT...ate_Drive.html

Aug 8, 2011, 02:00 PM	#1
Lazzer408 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,395 (1.02/day) Thanks: 80 Thanked 320 Times in 242 Posts System Specs	More uses for leftover parts You know those front-panel/USB plugs to make it easy to disconnect the front panel buttons and lights from the motherboard headers? I had a few laying around, as well as some old motherboards. I unsoldered one of the 2-port USB headers from the board and soldered it to an extra header plug to give me two internal USB ports. Here are a few examples. An extra SATA port? Internal WiFi? Or maybe a ReadyBoost drive? Here is the link to the SATA adaptor I used. My BIOS finds it, found the optical drive connected to it, and booted a CD off it. Windows 7 required no drivers and I can hot-swap HDDs from it. Oh, and it's only $6 shipped. http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-2-0-SATA-Bri...item4cf6f73e94 Attached Thumbnails __________________ Assuming the many universes theory of quantum mechanics is accurate, everything I say will remain relevant in another reality for all of eternity. Heatware - http://www.heatware.com/user_directo...uery=lazzer408 Last edited by Lazzer408; Aug 8, 2011 at 02:15 PM.

Processor:	i7 2600k@4.6ghz
Motherboard:	MSI z68ma-ed55
Cooling:	Silentx Extreem 120mm
Memory:	2x4gb XMS 7-8-7-20 1600
Video Card:	HD6870
Hard Disk:	2x128gb Kingston Hyper-X (Raid0), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1)
Optical Drive:	24x DVDR-DL LG SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	Soyo 24", Gateway 22"
Case:	Fractal Design Arc Mini 6x120mm fans.
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Zalman 750w
Software:	Windows 7

Aug 9, 2011, 03:13 AM	#2
kciaccio Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 314 (0.20/day) Thanks: 59 Thanked 51 Times in 43 Posts System Specs	Actually that would work great for my Unraid server thst boots from a flash drive dticking out the back of my csse. It would be nice to put it inside. __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

Processor:	QuadCore Intel Core i7-2600K, 4433 MHz (43 x 103)
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z68 DELUXE GEN 3
Cooling:	Corsair H60
Memory:	8 gigs DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 1600
Video Card:	POWER COLOR HD6870 EYEFINITY 6 EDITION 2GB
Hard Disk:	KINGSTON HYPER X 120G SSD
Optical Drive:	ATAPI iHAS224
CRT/LCD Model:	Quad set of Acer X193X's AND 2 Dell P2210 - 22"
Case:	Silverstone Raven 2 WHITE LIMITED EDITION
PSU:	NZXT HALE 750
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit

Processor:	i7 2600k@4.6ghz
Motherboard:	MSI z68ma-ed55
Cooling:	Silentx Extreem 120mm
Memory:	2x4gb XMS 7-8-7-20 1600
Video Card:	HD6870
Hard Disk:	2x128gb Kingston Hyper-X (Raid0), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1)
Optical Drive:	24x DVDR-DL LG SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	Soyo 24", Gateway 22"
Case:	Fractal Design Arc Mini 6x120mm fans.
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Zalman 750w
Software:	Windows 7

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