matteogallo
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how to connect 2.5" solid state drive to a 1.8" slot?
is there an adapter that can do this? i see a lot of 1.8' to 2.5 " adapters but that's not what i need.
jamietoner
You can't fit a 2.5" drive in a 1.8" slot, that is why an adapter doesn't exist.
The only choice I can see is a 2.5'' SATA to USB adapter.
I can tell exactly what you want... you want an adapter that will stick out far enough to plug in the 2.5'' drive without fitting inside the 1.8'' slot... like this 1.8'' to SD card adapter: http://www.swd.de/products/datasheets/SOA-SLZA3001_en.html
But I think nobody makes the adapter you want because the 1.8'' ZIF CE /1.8'' Toshiba/CF jacks cannot supply enough power to run a 2.5'' drive.
I can tell exactly what you want... you want an adapter that will stick out far enough to plug in the 2.5'' drive without fitting inside the 1.8'' slot... like this 1.8'' to SD card adapter: http://www.swd.de/products/datasheets/SOA-SLZA3001_en.html
But I think nobody makes the adapter you want because the 1.8'' ZIF CE /1.8'' Toshiba/CF jacks cannot supply enough power to run a 2.5'' drive.
ASKER
Power is not an issue -- the drive uses exactly the same amount of power as a 1.8" unit.
While you can buy SATA extension cables that would let you physically connect the drive; I don't believe they would fit in the space you have available. There MAY be room if you mounted the drive in the opposite direction and routed the extensions across the drive -- hard to tell for sure from your picture.
Power: http://www.amazon.com/OKGEAR-GC12AMF-15pin-power-extension/dp/B005VRGGGO
Data: http://www.cpustuff.com/7-pin-internal-sata-extension-cable-female-to-male-8-inches.html
But the best "solution" would be to simply buy a 1.8" SSD :-)
While you can buy SATA extension cables that would let you physically connect the drive; I don't believe they would fit in the space you have available. There MAY be room if you mounted the drive in the opposite direction and routed the extensions across the drive -- hard to tell for sure from your picture.
Power: http://www.amazon.com/OKGEAR-GC12AMF-15pin-power-extension/dp/B005VRGGGO
Data: http://www.cpustuff.com/7-pin-internal-sata-extension-cable-female-to-male-8-inches.html
But the best "solution" would be to simply buy a 1.8" SSD :-)
Whats the make and model of the system you are installing the drive into?
ASKER
sony vaio z890. the reason i want to use a 2.5" is because I can get a 500gb ssd drive, i cant find a 1.8" 500 gb.
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Hmmmm... how do those cables connect a 2.5'' SATA to a 1.8'' (ZIF *or* Toshiba) interface?