Use the On-Board SATA Port on Pogoplug Pro
There is an internal SATA port on Pogoplug Pro. You can connect an eSATA external hard drive to this SATA port. But before doing so, you need an SATA to eSATA cable and make some modifications to the Pogoplug Pro’s covers. Here is how:
- Take the Pogoplug Pro apart. Grab the transparent housing using one hand and the front cover (the stand) using the other hand and use some force to jig them apart. Then cut a small slot on the front cover (the stand) between the front USB port and the LED light cover.
- You can see the red SATA port on the PCB board.
- On the top cover you need to cut two slots into the ribs to make room for the SATA to eSATA cable.
- Connect the SATA to eSATA cable to the on-board SATA port. Remember to pass the cable through the front cover slot (the one that we cut in the previous step) first.
- Replace the top cover, the transparent housing, and the front cover (the stand). Make sure they close tight and slug. Now you can connect your eSATA external hard drive to the Pogoplug Pro.
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Thanks for the guide. Just received the Pogoplug Pro today, will be trying it out in the next few days.
great tip! how does the sata->esata port work on your pogoplug? what’s the transfer rate you got?
@Bing
It works pretty well. I’m getting a constant write speed around 22MB/s.
I am able to take the transparent shell out pretty easy but have no idea how to unsnap the black case open.
How do you get power supplied to HD?
Will this work for a pogoplug Classic? The black one being offered with the new pogoplug family promotion?
Why don’t you just punch out the pogoplug logo and go through the front hole that is already there? (where the light shines through)
any word on the pogoplug classic?
Hi John, that’s a good idea. I didn’t think about it. Plus I wanted to keep the LED light cover because it looks good -:)
Hi Patrick, sorry for this late reply. I don’t have a Pogoplug Classic so I don’t really know. However, a quick google search found this: New Pogoplug Classic; POGO-P24. From the post it seems the Pogoplug Classic has an on-board SATA and you should be able to connect a SATA external hard drive to it.