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Hi,

I wanted to use my laptop (asus k53sv) dvd-drive port, which is SATA I guess (though it has 7+6 pins), as a new usb port (or anything useful such as a regular 2.5in SATA HDD port), is it possible?

Thanks.

edit: it is called slimline SATA (9.5mm)
 
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yes it is possible to do with this cable, convert the optical drive into a second hand drive

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-10Gbps-Adapter-Cable-Drives/dp/B00XLAZODE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482603363&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=usb+to+sata&psc=1

also with the mentioned enclosure but since it is a laptop drive, the enclosure can't be a normal 5 1/4" enclosure for big dvd drives

something like this

https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Notebook-Drive-Enclosure-EC-BSAT/dp/B002CM3H36/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1482603434&sr=8-4&keywords=external+laptop+dvd+enclosure

or this

https://www.amazon.com/Nimitz-External-Enclosure-Laptop-Optical/dp/B00NAMU5V4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1482603434&sr=8-2&keywords=external+laptop+dvd+enclosure

if for some reason that drive uses a weird connector, then better sell it to someone else needing it that same drive for that same laptop, it seems that new costs $42 or at least is what most sites are asking for it

in the empty space it is leaving behind, are you planning on installing something else, like a ssd or move the hdd to there?

the mentioned kit will allow you to put a hdd or ssd in there, but i personally would mount a ssd there
 
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The first one you put seems to look in reverse, it converts USB to slimline SATA, I want to add another USB port to the laptop.

And I don't still know what to do with the left space, maybe slide my phone in like the Asus padfone, LOL!
 
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no, it converts the optical drive into a usb optical drive, it also works for laptop hard disks

if you want to convert that sata port into a usb port, i don't know of any adapter for laptops or desktops capable of do that

this would be the most similar solution to what you want to do, but converts it into a esata

https://www.amazon.com/Lemeng-Esata-female-Sata-Adapter/dp/B01G6T8MLW/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1482780160&sr=1-6&keywords=SATA+male+to+eSATA+cable

some esata can be usb 2 or 3.0 iirc, not sure if this one can do that too, the problem as ou see, this only gives sata data transfer, no power transfer anywhere afik

this seems to do both

https://www.amazon.com/COReap-USB2-0-Y-splitter-Laptop-20-inch/dp/B01LZ7S2PF/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1482780160&sr=1-8&keywords=SATA+male+to+eSATA+cable

anyway, not sure if leaves a big ugly space in there, perhaps get that extra hard disk enclosure and modify it to fit in there that cable

anyway, not sure if any of those work or how reliable they are,

the safest bet is put a ssd in a optical to ssd adapter bay and fit it in there, also convert the optical to a usb externa drive or sell it to cover part of the parts menioned for your very interesting and uncommon modification

about sliding thehone, it will end up scratched and will fall off if you don't use ductape or something :sarcastic: 😀
 
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