Roll Your Own Hotswap
SATA Guide
Guide and photos by
Rick Stephens
Next, install the two internal cables. They fit under the fan from the inside. Face the ’leg’
on the external facing SATA Cable connector upward to match the connector on the backside of the hotswap bay. That will
allow the cable to lay flat inside with no twists. Slip the single
screw in place and add the second screw to finish. Repeat with second cable.


Installing single and dual port backplane adapters in larger enclosures.
Slip one end in and add the second screw.
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