Add SATA connector to SATA controller?

[SingaBoiy]

Anyone know if you can solder on an additional connectors to the controller pictured to have 4 instead of just 2?

Solder points look easy enough and I sure it would be fairly easy to get the connector. Or even just snip a SATA cable and solder straight to the board (for 360 modding purposes).

Thanks


EDIT: It is a Rosewill RC-215 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132012)

[SingaBoiy]

Where u at clocker? ;)

[clocker]

Still in Denver, why?

Oh...about your project.
It does look possible to solder on a port but I have to wonder if the controller chip is capable of reading it.
It could be that the card which actually gets the extra port installed also gets a different controller to match.

So, dunno.

[tesco]

Still in Denver, why?

Oh...about your project.
It does look possible to solder on a port but I have to wonder if the controller chip is capable of reading it.
It could be that the card which actually gets the extra port installed also gets a different controller to match.

So, dunno.
If not that then it would most likely at least need a firmware flash to make it know there's more ports to listen to. ;)

Where are you going to get the sata port to solder on anyway? I bet they'd cost $5 each, you're better off getting a second card at only $10. :lol:

[lynx]

The chip on that board is a vt6421a, a DUAL CHANNEL SATA 150 and Ultra ATA controller, so as clocker suspected it would need a different controller chip.
Source (http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/peripherals/serial-ata_raid/vt6421a/)

An alternative chip is the vt6420 which is a 4 channel SATA 150 controller with no Ultra ATA function.

So I'd say that board can either have the 6420 chip and 4 SATA ports or the 6421a chip and 2 SATA ports and one PATA port. You've got the 6421a.

[Detale]

Damn Lynx

[SingaBoiy]

Thanks for the clarification. Not worth it to try to replace the chip + add 2 sata connectors lol. Just seeing if it was possible