I have 5 x 3.5" SATA disks (mostly 500GB from dead kit) and only 4 ports on my desktop. I'm quite happy with connecting #5 at USB2 speed but it would be tidier inside the case.
Basically I have an old 2.5" caddy ( even a new one would be cheaper than a 3.5" caddy) and I don't want another 12V mains adaptor (the expensive part) since everything's going into the desktop anyway. SATA boards are even more expensive and I only need one more port.
So I want to connect the extra 3.5" by data cable to the SATA/USB interface in the caddy but use the in-desktop PSU connector to power the new disk.
I'm thinking of using a normal F-F SATA cable and making a male-male adaptor from 2 old male SATA sockets wired together to plug it into the data part of the caddy (at zero cost) - or do the RF problems mean I should bite the bullet and buy a male-female cable? (Not that expensive but not much less than paying for a mains adaptor I don't want).
Yes, it's penny pinching but it avoids buying stuff to throw away.
Thanks.
Basically I have an old 2.5" caddy ( even a new one would be cheaper than a 3.5" caddy) and I don't want another 12V mains adaptor (the expensive part) since everything's going into the desktop anyway. SATA boards are even more expensive and I only need one more port.
So I want to connect the extra 3.5" by data cable to the SATA/USB interface in the caddy but use the in-desktop PSU connector to power the new disk.
I'm thinking of using a normal F-F SATA cable and making a male-male adaptor from 2 old male SATA sockets wired together to plug it into the data part of the caddy (at zero cost) - or do the RF problems mean I should bite the bullet and buy a male-female cable? (Not that expensive but not much less than paying for a mains adaptor I don't want).
Yes, it's penny pinching but it avoids buying stuff to throw away.
Thanks.