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This document provides instructions for soldering a SATA adapter to Western Digital USB hard drives in order to connect them to a PC-3000 device. It explains that USB connections have restrictions, so a SATA connection is preferable. It describes how to locate the necessary pins/capacitors on the USB drive's circuit board in order to solder the SATA adapter's pins in the proper positions and sequence. Photos show examples of identifying the capacitors and correctly soldered SATA adapter.

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This document provides instructions for soldering a SATA adapter to Western Digital USB hard drives in order to connect them to a PC-3000 device. It explains that USB connections have restrictions, so a SATA connection is preferable. It describes how to locate the necessary pins/capacitors on the USB drive's circuit board in order to solder the SATA adapter's pins in the proper positions and sequence. Photos show examples of identifying the capacitors and correctly soldered SATA adapter.

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This document provides instructions for soldering a SATA adapter to Western Digital USB hard drives in order to connect them to a PC-3000 device. It explains that USB connections have restrictions, so a SATA connection is preferable. It describes how to locate the necessary pins/capacitors on the USB drive's circuit board in order to solder the SATA adapter's pins in the proper positions and sequence. Photos show examples of identifying the capacitors and correctly soldered SATA adapter.

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PC-3000 HDD. How to solder


a SATA-adapter to the USB
Western Digital drive
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As you know Western Digital drives have a SATA


or an USB interface (2.0 or 3.0).
For work with the USB drives better to connect
them to PC-3000 via SATA, ’cause USB
connection have a restrictions and a lot of
preparations can’t be performed via USB

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interface.
Of cource you can use the compatible SATA
board for USB WD drives based on USB v. 2.0.
But what about USB drives based on USB v.
3.0…
Or maybe you haven’t or don’t want to purchase
a compatible SATA board for your USB WD drive
(on USB v. 2.0)
In this article I would like to tell you how to find a
pins for soldering a SATA adapter to the USB WD
drives (not depends on version of USB PCB).
Here is the original SATA connector that we can
use for soldering to the USB PCB:

So, how to find a correct pins?


First of all we should find 4 capacitors near USB
connector on the tracks from the Main IC chip to

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the USB controller.


These capacitors are operate a USB bridge and if
we are not desolder them then the SATA
connector will not work.
Let’s take a look an example:

This USB PCB have a Symwave controller chip


and Capacitors are marked by “C90”, “C91”,
“C92” and “C93” text.
We need to unsolder them and solder the SATA
adapter to the points via these tracks on the pcb
(near the capacitors).

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So, as we can see on the image with the adapter


(showed above) we should solder 2, 3, 5 and 6
pins of adapter to the pcb and 1, 4, 7 adapter
pins to the Ground.
Pins 2 should be soldered to the minor marked
text point on the PCB. In this case it’s “C90”. All
other SATA adapter contacts soldering from the
minor text to the major.
In this case we have following soldering
sequence:

For soldering ground wire you can use any screw


on the PCB.
Please note that soldered wires should be no
longer than 1-1,5 inchs.
Below you can see example of the soldered SATA
adapter to the USB PCB:

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Please remember that:

• The power supply control still provides via USB


cable (which should be connected to the USB
pcb and directly to PC)

• Wires should be no longer than 1-1.5 inchs

• Capacitors should be unsoldered


Remember that you can contact the Technical
Support department regarding this or other
issues.

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