{"id":47,"date":"2006-11-02T05:15:37","date_gmt":"2006-11-02T03:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/2006\/11\/02\/the-mac-mini-external-sata-hack\/"},"modified":"2006-11-05T10:59:09","modified_gmt":"2006-11-05T08:59:09","slug":"the-mac-mini-external-sata-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/2006\/11\/02\/the-mac-mini-external-sata-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mac Mini external SATA hack"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, finally as promised<\/a>, here is my short picture walkthrough on how to do the Mac Mini external SATA hack.
\nI’ve added quite a few comments to the images.
\nAnd before you start complaining about the bad picture quality, I’ve shot the whole procedure with my non-HD DV cam, sorry. The pictures are from several takes, so they might differ at some stage.
\nAnyways, just click on the first image below to start the slide show – navigate by clicking the left or right side of the photo.
\nI hope you like it and please leave me a comment afterwards. Thanks!
\n
\nAh, one more thing if you want to try it yourself: As usual… warranty is void!
\nDon’t blame me, if you screw things up – even if you’ve followed the method described here precisely. It’s your fault. I won’t take any responsibility for any damage. It’s your fault. You have been warned.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nList of parts used:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1x<\/strong> internal SATA to external SATA (not eSATA!) adapter slot bracket (board-based)
\n Manufacturer: DeLOCK
\n Part# 65115 – SATA2ADT-A3 (order @ Reichelt – AK 668<\/a>)<\/p>\n

1x<\/strong> internal SATA to external SATA (not eSATA!) adapter slot bracket (non board-based)
\n1x<\/strong> SATA to eSATA cable 1m (order @ Reichelt – AK SATA 0702<\/a>)
\n1x<\/strong> Macpower Pleiades Super S-Combo<\/a><\/p>\n

If you can’t get the 2nd adapter slot bracket, just get the cable and directly attach that to the adapter board and route it to the outside of the case.<\/p>\n

As for the case modification: I’ve made a few photos to illustrate the process. However, I won’t add any comments. This is quick’n dirty work.<\/p>\n

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So, finally as promised, here is my short picture walkthrough on how to do the Mac Mini external SATA hack. I’ve added quite a few comments to the images. And before you start complaining about the bad picture quality, I’ve shot the whole procedure with my non-HD DV cam, sorry. The pictures are from several […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4,19,10,8],"class_list":["post-47","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-gadgets","tag-hack","tag-mac-mini","tag-os-x"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}