By JamieOxford
Thu Nov 03, 2022 10:39 pm
I picked up a Z8 today but it has no hard drive or HDD cables inside.
Just wondering if there's a particular spec that the IDE ribbon cable has to be to work? Or is it just 40 pin male to female?
Also, does anyone know what power cable it takes from the CPU board to the hard drive? I found this which looks correct:
https://thepihut.com/products/4-pin-at-atx-ide-power-cable?variant=27740423761
I'll be installing an SSD using the Startech IDE2SAT2 (as I've done in another Z4 & 4k) and hoping to install a removable SSD caddy for it too:
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/icy-box-ib-2227sts-mobile-rack-for-2-x-25-sata-hdd-ssd-into-1-x-35-bay-lockable-trayless
I might also try one of these to see if the Z8 will work with two SSDs:
https://cpc.farnell.com/dynamode/ide-sata-si/interface-ide-sata-ide/dp/CS21725
Just wondering if there's a particular spec that the IDE ribbon cable has to be to work? Or is it just 40 pin male to female?
Also, does anyone know what power cable it takes from the CPU board to the hard drive? I found this which looks correct:
https://thepihut.com/products/4-pin-at-atx-ide-power-cable?variant=27740423761
I'll be installing an SSD using the Startech IDE2SAT2 (as I've done in another Z4 & 4k) and hoping to install a removable SSD caddy for it too:
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/icy-box-ib-2227sts-mobile-rack-for-2-x-25-sata-hdd-ssd-into-1-x-35-bay-lockable-trayless
I might also try one of these to see if the Z8 will work with two SSDs:
https://cpc.farnell.com/dynamode/ide-sata-si/interface-ide-sata-ide/dp/CS21725