multiple hard drives help

[sundown57]

trying to build an external hard drive rack. What i did was take an old desktop power supply, jumped it , and used it to power 4 hard drives. Even installed a fan and an LED to remind me its on. i have an adaptor that plugs in to the data port and usb on the other end. Problem is i have to plug it into only one hard drive at a time. Is there a cable that will plug all 4 hard drives to one usb ? Like a fan out but with usb ?

 

[DeltaMac]

Why not just use an external USB hub?
Your drives would be getting sufficient power, so you might be able to use a bus-powered hub, but a self-powered hub would still probably be better.

 

[ColdCase]

Is the data port USB or SATA? Is that just a simple cable adapter?

 

[sundown57]

Why not just use an external USB hub?
Your drives would be getting sufficient power, so you might be able to use a bus-powered hub, but a self-powered hub would still probably be better.

 

[sundown57]

Deltamac, that idea worked perfect. I bought a powered 4 port usb hub. Not only was i able to connect all 4 hard drives I also was able to add the DVD. I added a fan, on off stitch, and found a 5 volt wire to run the usb adaptor. so you only have to plug in one cord and it powers every thing up with one switch. Thanks much for the post.

 

[DeltaMac]

I'm curious - how about a picture of your creation?

 

[sundown57]

lets see if i did this right

 

[sundown57]

are you able to make out how i did it ?

 

[DeltaMac]

Very nice use for a recycled PC. It would take up too much space for me

 

[sundown57]

i have a wife with a camera. Floor space isn't the problem LoL