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SingaBoiy
01-30-2009, 11:59 PM
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
01-31-2009, 08:48 AM
Where u at clocker? ;)
clocker
01-31-2009, 02:31 PM
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
01-31-2009, 02:35 PM
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:
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
02-02-2009, 02:56 PM
Damn Lynx
SingaBoiy
02-04-2009, 10:42 PM
Thanks for the clarification. Not worth it to try to replace the chip + add 2 sata connectors lol. Just seeing if it was possible
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