Shonk Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Hi i have just ordered a G8 Ideally i would like to Move Sata Port 1 wiring to somewhere where i can fit an ssd Move Sata Port 2 to Bay 1 Move Sata Port 3 to Bay 2 Move Sata Port 4 to Bay 3 Add New Cables from odd port to Bay 4 Has someone got some photo's of the area plz Benefits ssd boot drive will get Sata 6.0 Gbit/s ssd will be the first boot device The other drives will be run in ahci mode 4 x Seagate 3TB LFF Edited September 22, 2014 by Shonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 The cables are not easily moved. This will allow you to put a 2.5" drive in a 3.5" swappable bay: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994083&cm_re=icy_dock-_-17-994-083-_-Product I would recommend using the 3.5" bays for your Seagates and connect the SSD to the ODD port. The ODD is SATA II so it will only run 225-250MB/S but it would still be much faster than a hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonk Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) I realise i can fit the ssd in a bay but ofc i would loose a bay which isnt an option There are also lots of down sides to using the 5th port for the ssd Sata II Not a bootable device etc.. and i dont want to be messing with booting from other devices first as its a bodge at best Depending on how hp has attached the sata ports to the bay's the best option would be to move the ports around Im looking to get a head start on this before the microserver comes and start looking up suitable cables and such hence wanting to get a good look at the bay area front and back Edited September 22, 2014 by Shonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonk Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) I have just found a single photo it doesnt look that hard to move them around depending on cable lengh its just two screws holding the sata/power and then it would just be a case of finding the same sort of cable for the 5th port I really need better pictures though As a last resort depending on cable lengh ofc remove port 1 for ssd use move port 2 to bay 1 move port 3 to bay 2 move port 4 to bay 3 make port 4 non swap and plug cables in with drive in situ though im sure i could find a suitable cable Edited September 22, 2014 by Shonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonk Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Something along the lines of this could be used for port 5 to be moved to bay 4 Corsair CC-8930118 900D HDD SATA Hot Swap Cable Edited September 22, 2014 by Shonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I realise i can fit the ssd in a bay but ofc i would loose a bay which isnt an option There are also lots of down sides to using the 5th port for the ssd Sata II Not a bootable device etc.. and i dont want to be messing with booting from other devices first as its a bodge at best Depending on how hp has attached the sata ports to the bay's the best option would be to move the ports around Im looking to get a head start on this before the microserver comes and start looking up suitable cables and such hence wanting to get a good look at the bay area front and back If you run the B120i you can boot from the ODD port without issue. The Service and Maintenance guide has some detail on the backplane: http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c03783380-3.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikon Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Yeah, i agree with schoondoggy; I don't understand why you say you can't boot from an SSD attached to the SATA port on the mobo. Quite a few members are doing just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonk Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) I will be running in ahci and you totally neglect the lack of sata III i will ofc already be running the B120i as clearly it seems to just be the intel pch with hp's raid bios instead of intel's Edited September 22, 2014 by Shonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonk Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 The hp backplane is 724493-001 Still need some clearer images to make sure the first port can be moved to a suitable aread where the ssd can go but moving the other ports around isnt a problem Its removed like so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 If your main concern is getting the SSD to run at SATA III speed, you could add a SATA III controller and run the SSD on it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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