Silverstone Sugo SG06B

JobbyRatch

JobbyRatch

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Alright folks,

Could do with some advice please.

So I decided to sell my Fractal Design Array 2 case due to realising I actually miss having an optical drive and the ease of having USB sockets at front.

Anyhow, the case I've decided to go for is the Silverstone Sugo SG06B. Similar finish but the extras I need.

The optical drive though is slimline only. I've read some reviews they state I need a buy a slimline sata adapter? I'm confused here as to what I actually need? Is it just a slimline sata at one end going into a normal sata at the other? What sort of power supply will I need for the slimline drive? Is it just a normal socket? Sigh, confused myself here.

Motherboard is the Asus E45M1-I DELUXE.

Cheers folks!
 
It will be a "micro sata to sata adapter".
Lots of different models available for about a 5er.

It will split into 2 ends, the sata cable for the motherboard and a power adapter which will either be sata or molex. dpeending on which you buy.
 
Thanks for the quick reply, much appreciated!

So take the following image,

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So the adapter features both the power and sata connector in one. Running from this is a normal sata lead which will connect to the motherboard as usual. How do I then connect the power lead? In the picture it's a molex but reading the case spec it only features 3 sata power leads? Basically how does the power leading from the adapter connect to the PSU?

Thanks again!
Chris
 
Looking at that lead, the white molex connects to a spare molex connector from your PSU.

The slim-line SATA/power connector goes into the slimline drive.

The SATA connector goes into your motherboard.

Simple as that, then the drive shows up in the BIOS as an optical drive.
 
Thanks for your advice folks got my head around it now.

As I've not received the case yet I couldn't check but a YouTube clip has confirmed the case does have 2 molex leads which will do the job. Got it now!

Furthermore can anyone recommend a slot loading slimline blu-ray drive for me? And I said this build was to be cheap. ;)
 
I was looking at the Sony BC-5640H-03 for my SG05 build, but don't have the pennies atm.

As the SG05 and SG06 are identical cases internally it's worth saying that a lot of the micro SATA converters only come with a 15cm data cable and that was 2cm too short to reach the ports on my Asrock H67M-ITX.

Not wanting to waste the £3 I paid for the adaptor (yes, STUPIDLY tight budget) I just cut it in half - the data port on the optical drive is the same size, but it's the power connector that's special, so I used the power half of the converter and a standard SATA cable. Works perfectly.

Alternatively, you can get SATA converter boards for about £10-£15 that clip onto the back of the optical drive and give you either standard SATA data and power ports or SATA date and 3-pin floppy power - might help out with cabling so you don't have a ton of cable extensions/converters in such a small case.
 
Thanks for the info LePhuronn, nice to see a fellow Stokie!

Anyway, I'm officially an idiot! Received the case today, very impressed. Connected the front panel cables, power connectors etc and all was going well until I decided to use some cable ties to tidy the cables a little as it does get tight in there.

What do I go and do? I accidently cut one of my front panel cables! Yes, I'm a idiot! I basically knicked it with some nail clippers while I was trimming the ties and it doesn't work.

Thankfully it's only the +frontled light but I want it working again. What are my options folks? Is it possible to sold the cable back together with some solder? It's incredibly thin which worries me when stripping the cable.

Do I have any other options? I've looked on the Silverstone website to see if they could possible send me a replacement but they don't they're not UK based.

Sigh, I feel like crying...
 
Not a native Stokie, but been here for 15 years and have no intention of leaving!

Bad news on the LED cable, but it shouldn't be and issue to just solder the wires back together - I'd suggest soldering each wire about an inch apart down the length of the overall cable so when you heat shrink individually (or leccy tape) and then shrink/sleeve it all into a single piece you don't get a horrid bump. But that's purely an aesthetic thing.

I've e-mailed Silverstone a few times about cases, fans and UK availability of bits and they've always got back to me pretty quickly and nicely - no harm in asking them about a new LED construct.
 
Just an update.

Power LED Cable has been stripped back, soldered and heat shrinked and it now works a treat. I've been in touch with Silverstone whom will send a new replacement for 7 euro's including postage so I've ordered a new one which I'll change over when received.

LePhuronn, as you have the SG05 could you try something for me when you get time? As I said I bought the case for and sold my Fractal Array R2 as I wanted front USB ports and headphone jack. I've tried these and they work fine but I'm getting some static from the headphone jack when the USB ports are being used. It's like a buzzing sound. I presume this is interferance as they both come from the same board. Is this normal?

The motherboard headphone jack is crystal clear?

Other than this and the somewhat tight squeese it's a great case!
 
I'm having problems with my front panel if I'm honest.

I'm set up for 5.1 sound through my Roccat Kave headset (drool!) and getting some weird channel balance problems going stereo through the front jack, regardless of how I set up Windows and the Realtek output.

What I can get going through some cheap-ass earbuds is actually pretty good, although there's a slight hiss in the background.

Normally I'd agree that it's possible a bit of signal pollution from the power on the motherboard, but if that was the case I'd get it on my Kaves too, unless it's the HD audio plug or cable that's introducing the noise.
 
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