i used a sata power and data cable extender.
these people have one at the bottom of this page
http://www.satacables.com/
part number SS-POW-EXT12 $9.99
it needs to have male sata on one end female the other end.
http://www.satacables.com/sata-male-...ower-cable.jpg
http://www.satacables.com/drawing-sa...ower-cable.jpg
i made one up from other cables.
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i have a 2.5" SSD Sata drive - the same as laptop drives- the sata connections are the same - the physical size of drive might fit with a chassis adaptor. i dont have one.