Hey guys,
I currently have an NAS enclosure which has a 3TB SATA drive in it. I also have an HTPC - a revo RL70.
I'm trying to get rid of the NAS and connect the drive directly to the HTPC. some considerations:
1) Don't want to use USB, as the htpc only has USB2.0 and I'm trying to up the speed (only get 20mb/s from NAS to even a hard wired PC, even though both are gigabit).
2) I cracked open the HTPC - it has a spare SATA data port and a cpu fan connector.
Problem is that while I can get the data cable connected, I don't have anything to power the drive.
Any suggestions? I've looked for USB power setups but all of those actually use usb to transfer data. I literally just want to power the drive!
I currently have an NAS enclosure which has a 3TB SATA drive in it. I also have an HTPC - a revo RL70.
I'm trying to get rid of the NAS and connect the drive directly to the HTPC. some considerations:
1) Don't want to use USB, as the htpc only has USB2.0 and I'm trying to up the speed (only get 20mb/s from NAS to even a hard wired PC, even though both are gigabit).
2) I cracked open the HTPC - it has a spare SATA data port and a cpu fan connector.
Problem is that while I can get the data cable connected, I don't have anything to power the drive.
Any suggestions? I've looked for USB power setups but all of those actually use usb to transfer data. I literally just want to power the drive!