http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/AirPort+Extreme+A1521+Teardown/15044/
Anybody installed their own HD? There seems to be a space for it
Anybody installed their own HD? There seems to be a space for it
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Airport Extreme 2013 802.11ac - anybody installed their own Hard drive?
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Even thought the space is there, the connectors are not there on the circuit board, so this is a no go.
Yeah. But only in the TC. It's only possible in the TC.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1600698/
You have no chance installing a HDD in an AirPort Extreme. It is missing the Sata connection on the logic board and a special ribbon data connector. Also even thought there is space in the AE you need rubber inserts and a plate to hold the drive in. It uses 'pressure' to keep the drive in and not traditional mounts.
You could create a modification of running a USB controller on a drive internally with a few wires, control board etc but it would be destructive and possibly ugly. Also you still have the issue of securing the drive.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1600698/
You have no chance installing a HDD in an AirPort Extreme. It is missing the Sata connection on the logic board and a special ribbon data connector. Also even thought there is space in the AE you need rubber inserts and a plate to hold the drive in. It uses 'pressure' to keep the drive in and not traditional mounts.
You could create a modification of running a USB controller on a drive internally with a few wires, control board etc but it would be destructive and possibly ugly. Also you still have the issue of securing the drive.
