Building a sata to esata cable?

[Senvr]

Could anyone inform me on how i could make such a cable? I have an ESata port on my PC and a SATA cdrom and hard drive i want to use. I don't know too much about this, BTW.

 

[Senvr]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Senvr : "I want to turn an old internal CDROM into something i can use externally."

The CDRom uses SATA, and i have an ESata port on my computer. Is there any free way I could attach it, somehow?

 

[COLGeek]

Combined threads as these are addressing the same basic question.

You have to address a couple issues to make this work: power and data.

You can certainly connect a SATA device to an eSATA port, with the proper cable. However, you also need to power your optical drive.

Something like this would do the trick (not free), but would use a USB connection vice the eSATA connection:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827993013

This more expensive option provides the eSATA interface: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6ZP3KF0899

This cheaper option can be used for a more temporary solution:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812311004

 

[Senvr]

Combined threads as these are addressing the same basic question.

You have to address a couple issues to make this work: power and data.

You can certainly connect a SATA device to an eSATA port, with the proper cable. However, you also need to power your optical drive.

Something like this would do the trick (not free), but would use a USB connection vice the eSATA connection:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827993013

This more expensive option provides the eSATA interface: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6ZP3KF0899

This cheaper option can be used for a more temporary solution:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812311004

Although these are a lot better ideas, my idea was to make one for free. If at all possible.

 

[COLGeek]

Try to copy the third link then. You'll have to extend power outside the case. Be careful.

 

[Senvr]

Try to copy the third link then. You'll have to extend power outside the case. Be careful.

Could you/someone else help me with it? Like what i should do first

 

[CountMike]

A have one of these since my eSATA port is not powered: http://www.ebay.com/itm/6ft-SATA-6-Gbps-External-Shielded-Cable-eSATA-to-SATA-ype-I-to-Type-L-Black-/231406750173