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On top is Mele A2000G inside.
I just place 2,5" HDD on top of main board to check if there is place for it. Looks good.
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But we need to get rid of this SATA connector board attached to plastic cover, and make a top surface of cover flat inside. We will attach HDD directly to mainboard. There is no problem with SATA-data cable and sockets, they are standard. Question is SATA-power cord. There is standard for SATA 15 pin Power Connector Pinout (ATX v2.2):
Pin | Name | Color | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1 | +3.3VDC | Orange | +3.3 VDC |
2 | +3.3VDC | Orange | +3.3 VDC |
3 | +3.3VDC | Orange | +3.3 VDC |
4 | COM | Black | Ground |
5 | COM | Black | Ground |
6 | COM | Black | Ground |
7 | +5VDC | Red | +5 VDC |
8 | +5VDC | Red | +5 VDC |
9 | +5VDC | Red | +5 VDC |
10 | COM | Black | Ground |
11 | COM | Black | Ground (Optional or other use) |
12 | COM | Black | Ground |
13 | +12VDC | Yellow | +12 VDC |
14 | +12VDC | Yellow | +12 VDC |
15 | +12VDC | Yellow | +12 VDC |
But there is only 2-wired cable for SATA-power socket and a couple of resistors on a SATA connector board. If you look close at SATA-power soldering at connector board you'll see that pins 1-3 and 13-14 aren't even soldered. I've checked this by voltmeter and that's true - only voltage left is +5V. Ok, we'll need standard SATA-power cable. I've even removed unneeded yellow and orange wires from the connector:
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Then I've cut Mele's "SATA-power" cord and solder to standard cord preserving polarity (then isolated it):
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Before cutting top plastic cover it's need to remove antenna. It's just glued by scotch tape. I've used a knife to remove it.
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This is a removed antenna and a couple of heat-sinks i've found in my table. Cause installed HDD will prevent good ventilation inside of case, I think that some heat-sinks will not harm.
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Go and cut the plastic case. No way back!)
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If you'll look close to this plastic bay door, there are pins witch hold it in place. Right pins are shorter than left, so when install or remove it - just bend and take pull out right side first:
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Cover cutting completed) Make sure to not damage those little plastic hollow, which holds plastic door's stopper:
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Fixing HDD in place. I've used foam rubber and 2-sided scotch. Glue the antenna back to front side of cover.
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Operation is completed. There even possible to open this door a little, to increase the air flow)
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Then power on and check that HDD is still working:
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А как туда Debian поставить???
ReplyDeleteВначале поставить на карту
Deletehttp://linux-sunxi.org/Bootable_OS_images
А потом перенести в NAND, если надо, например с помощью PIMP_MY_MELE
Похоже здесь единственная во всем интернете фотография варианта платы с четырьмя микросхемами памяти. Вот мне тоже такая досталась. Главный вопрос: на каком разъеме у нее UART и какая распиновка? На известной странице про "hacking mele" изображены не такие варианты платы. А убить устройство неправильным подключением очень бы не хотелось - 5 тыс посредникам платил и два месяца ждал.
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