I have an XPS8500 desktop with a 2tb SATA iii HDD currently as the only drive. I have purchased a 1tb Samsun Evo 850 to replace the HDD (the HDD has only about 600gb used, so it should migrate completely without problem). Since SATA ports 1 thorough 4 are SATA ii and SATA 0 and the mSATA ports are the only SATA iii ports, I would like to move the existing 2tb HDD into an empty slot in the drive cage with the SSD in the SATA port 0 slot. Ideally I would like to drive the HDD using the mSATA port to retain SATA iii capability. Is there an adapter that will allow this? In other words: an adapter to change the connector architecture of the mSATA port to allow a normal SATA cable to connect the port to a SATA drive.
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