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Post by macandcheese on Jul 4, 2009 6:52:27 GMT
I'd like to use the default Mac Pro SATA cables (the ones that are built into the power+data plugs). There are 4 of them that are fuzed into one plug, and I was wondering if there's a converter for that plug to diffuse them, or if I have to splice all 4 cables individually in order to make use of the standard plugs.
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Post by blackknight on Jul 6, 2009 4:22:14 GMT
The only way you could use the original Mac Pro connector without cutting it is to have an internal PCIe x4, x8, or x16 SAS card (read: lots of money) with mini-SAS connector. I looked all over for an adapter and they just don't make a cable with a female mini-SAS connector. You are better off just splicing regular sata cables on them like everyone else here.
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Post by HackJoe on Jul 7, 2009 1:16:19 GMT
^^What he said.. or like my lazy ass... Have someone else make them for you...
J.
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Post by shaanky98 on Jul 7, 2009 20:42:08 GMT
If you are scared of cutting them just send them to me and I will be more than happy to help you with that I have done lots of those for people.
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Post by blackknight on Jul 8, 2009 0:35:17 GMT
Good call Shaanky, I'll refer people to you the next time someone asks. I'm kind of glad I only needed two as I went full ATX and couldn't use the other two. I had made all four, but found out afterward that I couldn't use two. One stopped working correctly (i/o errors in windows), so I took one of the others that I wasn't using and replaced it. The wires are pretty small and it's hard to make the cables still durable after soldering. If Shaanky does a better job than I did, I highly recommend sending your cables to him.
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Post by macandcheese on Jul 9, 2009 3:23:26 GMT
I'm not too worried, and england is too far to send the cables (located in USA). I just ordered 4 brand new SATA cables from newegg.com, and practiced splicing 3 old red SATA cables that I didn't want to use in the case. So far I have about 12 rounds of practice in, and will probably do the real thing when my heat shrink tubing gets here tomorrow.
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Post by blackknight on Jul 9, 2009 21:08:44 GMT
Sweet. I hope all works well for you. Also, please post pics of your system in the gallery thread when you can.
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