u/BeneficialTeach6219

My PowerEdge R520 already has all 8 hot swap cages full, the cd drive is an SSD adapter already but I needed one more drive. Built a power harness from the video card power port on the PSU using an amazon converter to get 12 and 5v. Added a miniSAS to 4 sata cable adapter to tap into the unused sata ports on the motherboard. Then I just set the drive down on the fan shroud, doesn't even get warm.

My PowerEdge R520 already has all 8 hot swap cages full, the cd drive is an SSD adapter already but I needed one more drive. Built a power harness from the video card power port on the PSU using an amazon converter to get 12 and 5v. Added a miniSAS to 4 sata cable adapter to tap into the unused sata ports on the motherboard. Then I just set the drive down on the fan shroud, doesn't even get warm.