TT HDD lid modding

[Steve]

Hi guys,

Today I did some work on the HDD box/lid for my TT. I have the Lightning USB and the USB Ethernet, I had the ethernet dongle just hanging out the front and I wanted a neater solution. I also wanted to incorporate a *powered* hub in the chain, as the usb ethernet pulls a lot of power (and gets very hot etc) I had a feeling it was causing issues with the usb system.

I managed to fit a small logitech USB hub in the front part of the lid, which runs directly from the lightning usb output. The USB ethernet runs internally from the powered hub. The inside looks a bit messy! But the outside looks fantastic in my opinion, I'm very happy with it.

Here are some photos:

inside.jpg

outside.jpg

putback.jpg

(by the way I have a spare untouched lid if I ever want to return it to stock)

[ari.tao]

Nice.
So You say, the hub is working well with lightning?
What driver do You use?

[Steve]

Nice.
So You say, the hub is working well with lightning?
What driver do You use?

Hubs don't require additional drivers, just the standard lightning drivers.