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[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Ok, people. This is for people who have not sent me your stuff for the mod. Please include inside the shipping box a piece of paper that tells me your name, address, phone, and exactly what you want done. I'm not a business guy at all. It's starting to get hard to keep track of who is who and who wants what. Thanks.

PSnewbie, I live about an hour from Joliet. In fact, that's where my sis and her family live.

You guys can email me at livingenzyme at yahoo dot com for easier communication.

Those of you attempting to do this yourself, becareful and good luck. I'm glad there are people trying this mod. It really is a convenient thing with a 500GB or 750GB or 1T storage. My movie collection and music are slowly being added to the TF LOL.

As far as the usb hub goes, I am scratchinng that idea. There's simply no room and there's really no need. With the switch to turn on and off the hard drive, there's no need for the usb hub. And it's totally packed. I just wouldn't feel comfortable adding something unnecessary like a usb hub. Trust me, you will want to keep the hard drive off whenever you're not using it. It uses battery! Remember my experiment, guys? I kept the TF and hard drive on with full brightness, played a couple movies, and ran several programs. Instead of 16 hours, I only got 9.5 hrs or so. So, when you're not using the hard drive, it's best to turn it off. Battery life is still amazing with the extra storage space readily available.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kubeb:
How did you connect the SSD to the USB port? It is SATA2 interface. did you use some kind of converter?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
It's also got a usb option. Those are options. The drive is advertised as both internal and external, that's why it's got both options.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Orkeren:
Damn... you were faster than me ;) but i did exactly the same thing (even the same ssd :D)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Haven't you learned by now? I have an all knowing eye.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] salbalboa:
i used a sata to USB convertor pretty sure my ssd didn't have a USB option on it. Would have been easier if it did.

Waiting for the glue to dry on the switch I just fit and its taking forever :-[
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Maroon Mushroom:
So would there be any way to add at least one more battery inside of that dock? Cost is obviously a factor but I'm sure there must be some slim high capacity batteries available...

If I could have a tablet with 20+ hours of battery, that would be... beautiful. haha

I'll start looking around to see what exists for batteries. What are the dimensions for the spaces inside of the keyboard dock?

UPDATE: check this out:

http://www.all-battery.com/111volt-5000mah25cli-polylipobatterypack31289.aspx

11.1v 5000mAh battery @ 5 amps

134 mm x 41mm x 31mm

one issue is, it weighs a ton. I'm just posting this to show a general range of prices, obviously something smaller would weigh less and would probably have smaller dimensions
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Yes, there is a way to add both ssd and extra battery. I've already worked it out on paper. Everything seems to work out.

The only reason I'm not doing this just yet is because of cost. SSD really is beyond my price range.

Added by edit.

Instead of placing more batteries in, you could consider replacing battery cells with 2 of the following.

http://www.all-battery.com/37volt-10000mah5cli-polycell-1.aspx

What's in the dock right now is only 3300mAh bats. The bat linked has triple that current.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Maroon Mushroom:
Wow, not a bad price for it either. I'd personally be more interested in multiple batteries rather than a hard drive. Is there enough room for.... 3 of these in the keyboard?

I guess a problem would be how long it would take to charge the entire setup, haha
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Does it matter how long it takes to charge it all the way up? Just plug it in at night.

Sheese, you're demanding. You want a bigger battery and yet you demand less charge time. You people are impossible to please.

Added by edit.

The batteries need to be connected in both series and parallel in order to get 7.4V. Needs to be an even numbered of batteries.

Without a hard drive, I can add 2 more batteries connected in parallel to the ones in there now. In fact, if we use the 10+Ah bats, we could have something like 24+ hrs of bat life.

But that's getting a little ridiculous, don't you think?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] anheuer:
Just wondering..... wont this cause heating issues due to all the empty spaces being used up and the additional HDD?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Nope. Haven't had a single problem.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gurvan77:
wonderfull mod !!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] fantasticlord:
Hi goodintentions , could you please make some DIY video? or a detail instruction? Maybe the next time when someone request you to do this mod
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
I've already explained why I will do no such thing. If you can't do this mod based on the info I have given, then it's best you don't do this mod at all. This mod requires some very delicate soldering job. This is hardware mod. Software mod you can recover from if you screw up. You cannot recover from a hardware mod.

Take it or leave it. I'm not going to waste my time trying to instruct newbies how to screw up their docks.

Try to see this from my perspective. Look at the link in my signature. Despite my very detailed instructions for dummies, people from time to time have reported soft bricking because they can't follow instructions right. Now, imagine hard bricking.

I'm sorry. There have been several members who have successfully performed this mod based on the info I have given. If you can't do the mod without detail instructions, then don't try.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kubeb:
So what is the real answer?

Salbalboa used SSD and says it had no USB option. but the OP answered it has USB.

goodintentions, did you answered my mistake on your HDD and not in salbalboa SSD?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] depulle87:
hey man very nice mod and a lot of thanks for sorting this out, I am gonna do it my self when I have a bit more time. ( tehnical engineer so should be OK ;) )

again my congrats to this fine piece of work
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Cybersnik:
Just a few questions

I've got a few questions

1. How much space is availible inside the dock after you have moved things around?

2. Would a higher capacity hdd (with higher data density) yield give you longer battery life?

3. Is it possible to simply remove the standard batterypacks, put in 2 or more 10Ah batterypacks? How many can fit?

4. Could a 7.4v 16Ah (like the one on all-battery? Sorry can't post link) (or 2) fit? Without the hdd of course.

5. Is it just plug and play when it comes to putting in new batterypacks?

Keep up the good work!

Cybersnik
[Eee Pad Transformer General] w04g005:
Hey guys,

some of you said they have tested an USB-Hub with success. Yesterday i went to a eletronic store nearby with my transformer and 2 usb thumb drives. I tested 8 usb hubs WITHOUT success. My transformer only recognized 1 of the 2 tested drives! Can the people who have their hubs successfully working please be so kind and tell me the name and manufactor of their usb hubs?

thanks in advance

Matthias
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
??????You want American unit or English unit??????

You want that in hours, minutes, or seconds?

Now this is a real question... for once. Yes.

??????How am I suppose to know??????

Let me ask you a question. Will this humongous bed I saw in a store once fit in my attic? Oh, by the way, there's no pictures or dimensions or anything. You'll just have to pull the answer out of a hat.

Um... no. It's a little more complicated than that.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] typci:
I read on another transformer thread that if you disconnect the batteries, and then reconnect them, they now longer work due the battery controller not having electricity and clearing it's memory. It's sounds kinda strange, as I would expect the controller to have a back-up battery or other fail-safe for it's memory, should it need it. Is this true or not?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
That's a load of bullocks.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] salbalboa:
so when you trying the 10mah batteries?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Not now. Need money first. Besides, 16hr is plenty for me for now.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
I just edited the OP. Here's the same text I added in.

Before you guys send off your dock to me, I need you to check if your sdcard is still in the slot. There are 2 reasons why you should take your sdcard out before you send to me.

There are some things on your sdcard you'd rather not have me or anyone else see. For instance, someone just sent me 16 GB of gay porn. Not going to mention any name *ahem* :D . Next time this happens, it could be you and your spouse in a naughty video.

If I take the dock apart with the sdcard still in there, the sdcard slot will stop holding in the sdcard. There is a little tiny pin in the sdcard slot that's responsible for clicking and keeping in your sdcard. When I first took my dock apart, I forgot to take out the sdcard. The pin flew out. It took me a whole saturday to put the pin back in there.

In other words, I now officially hold myself NOT responsible if I absentmindedly take your dock apart before checking the sdcard slot. And I absolutely do not want to spend another saturday putting another one of these tiny pins back into the sdcard slot.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] knoxploration:
lolololol....

Wait... how do you know *all* 16GB was gay porn? Did you just fess up to watching it from start to finish? It might've been 100MB of gay porn, and 15.9GB of midget porn! ;-)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Frosty666:
Please stop discussing any and all varieties of porn here.

You want xxxda-developers.

(Still under construction)

:P

Sent from my x10, rocking Wolf's 2.3.3 + DooMKernel, overclocked to 1.2 GHz...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Plugged it into my big-ass tv and enjoyed it all week with the combination of gay, midget, and bestiality porn :p
[Eee Pad Transformer General] knoxploration:
Takes a brave individual, to be so straightforward about one's tastes... ;-)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] megacoolrock:
I'm saving up for a dock, when I get it can I send I to you for this mod? And if so were do you live country or state wise?

Sent from my revolver!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Illinois USA. Someone shipped from England so I suppose I can do international too. Saving up for dock? You need financial aid for the mod?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] megacoolrock:
I'm Texas so your not too far and I'm just doing chores and yard work. and what do you mean by financial aid? O.o

Sent from my revolver!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Read my op. The way I charge people is based on how much they can afford. This aint a business so what I'm doing is more of a favor.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] megacoolrock:
Well that's nice of you, so I will get back to you when I get the dock :)

Sent from my revolver!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] DirectMatrix:
[Hastily checks for sdcard on desk] Well, it wasn't me!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] FabricioGS:
OMFG this is insanelly good congrats, me want too :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] xebozone:
Great job! This may have been mentioned before, but I would personally worry about the damage that may occur to the hard drive as a result of moving it while it is turned on.

It may be more expensive, but using a SSD, or even something like a compact flash card/SDHC card in there could save both room, battery life and potential heat issues ;)

Also, don't you worry that you may damage the USB port from a current overload, especially if you plug something into it while the HDD is on? I don't know too much about the electronics of this, I could be wrong.

On the other hand. Amazing job! I may have to do this myself if I get one some time. The potential is endless! :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] v8code:
A 2.5 hard drive is protected against movement as they are meant for laptops, or any other form of portable computer. For what its worth I have ran a desktop hard drive in my car pc for over 5 years and it hasn't failed despite all the bumps and corners. As for over current drain, its the same as plugging anything else in that draws too much power, it simply wont work because the supply is protected and limited. No damage can or will occur.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] amc1274:
I am even more tempted to get this table! Great job OP.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] J3STUR:
Wow! Impressive! This is what they need to start doing to tablets. But if they used SSD's then the tablets would be very expensive. But I would be fine with HDD
[Eee Pad Transformer General] behappy:
Im really thinking about buying a dock just to have you do this for me... I had a transformer, but returned it so that I can capture Kal-El, when it lands this month =)

If only I could be sure that this dock will be compatible with transformer II
[Eee Pad Transformer General] deanventure:
would you sell this?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
You asking me?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] deanventure:
yes i am i am interested in this
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
I was offering this as a service for a while. Basically, my conditions were for you to pay for shipping both ways + all parts (dock + hdd) + fee. I edited the OP a few days ago to stop offering this service. Basically, I kept trying to tell people that this ain't no business I'm doing and that I don't need to do this. Yet, people keep treating this like it's a business and... basically it's been annoying. I'm just not cut out to be a salesman. Don't have the patience. What irks me the most is people demanding to see pictures of my work. Uh, no. Since this ain't no business, I'm not obligated to prove to you anything. I already promised to be extra careful with your dock and that's what I'm going to do. But anyway, since I literally don't need to do this and don't have the patience to deal with people who don't understand this ain't no business, I stopped.

Been getting some requests for me to reconsider. I'll think about it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] deanventure:
ok well if you do e-mail me if you want and i will pay you what you are asking
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
$600,000 and a vacation home in hawaii.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Incoe:
Great work! Congratulations!! :eek:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] deanventure:
i would if i had it but i ment within reason....sorry
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ayyu3m:
Whoa! %$&*S*&&&.

Its hard not to swear. But you are one great #$$!@*!! guy. Very well done. Reminds me of the time i did similar mods. (Of Coz i dont have foto proof)

CLAP CLAP. Bravo. All the best.

One question btw. Did you put in the switch to turn ON/OFF the hard just to save battery?

One suggestion. Why not assign a software switch to the hard, so that you can turn it ON/OFF inside the software.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] prateek.maac:
How about a solid state drive for the next part heheheheh :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] yalkowni:
would this work.... www.ebay.com/ctg/109091949?_imid=220863593910 if so this would make my tf insane
[Eee Pad Transformer General] boglwe:
Dude...I bow to you except for one thing. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE; we thought this was and u did it. Now, fit us some battery. :) great work man.

And SSD all the way.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
So, a news article in portugese has just been written about this mod. I got a translation of it in the email. Those of you who speak portugese, everything accurate?

www.revolucaodigital.net/2011/10/03/asus-transformer-disco-500gb/
[Eee Pad Transformer General] lindarne:
How much space is there, thickness wise?

Does it have to be a standard slim-line (9.4mm) or can the drive be a bit thicker?

I ask because I bought a 500gig 2.5" drive 4 years ago which by accident was a few mm thicker, and all I've been able to use it for was as a usb drive in a cut up case.

Fitting it to this project would be awesome :-p

But is there space for the extra 2mm?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Not bloody likely. The one I used barely fits in there. And you really have to hammer it in (not literally).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] banjolas:
Hi, I'm Portuguese and I can confirm that the translation you posted has pretty much synthesized what was on the original article, there were a few things that could have been better translated but you got the essential.

Also, I've only read the first 6 pages of this thread so I don't know if this has been asked before: Why did you opt for dismantling the dock instead of just using the HDD externally?

Regardless, congrats for having the "balls" to go through with this mod wich has made your TF unique!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
I could have gotten an ipad 2 where I could have carried around a bluetooth keyboard dock as a separate thing. And you know what the biggest advantage is to having an ipad 2? Bragging rights!

But you see, I got the TF so I could carry the whole thing in one package. So, sure I could have just carried around an external, but it's just too clunky to do so. I ride the train everyday for almost 3 hours (to and from). Just doesn't feel right plugging in an external hdd every time I want to watch something.

This question could very well be asked of laptop computers as well. Why do people opt for laptops with big hard drives rather than pay infinitely less money for something with much less space and just carry around an external?

It's the convenience that I was going after. That said, nothing wrong with carrying around an external.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] legaccii:
I am thinking of buying a keyboard dock form my TF for the whole netbook afect but I am also thinking about opening it up to take a look at the wiring. From what you've seen of the inside of the casing how easy would it be to figure out the Pins with out breaking the docking portion of the keyboard?

BTW great work!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
I actually shot a video showing people how to do this. Look for username goodintentions2011 on youtube. Should be the 2nd video.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jale:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/2-5-sata-usb-2-0-hdd-enclosure-with-leather-pouch-silver-51119#open full view

I guess the internals from this unit would suffice for converting sATA to USB. With a very small footprint, and such a small price, I think I will buy this and test in my dock when I get it...

Anyone that have other solutions?

And, anyone tried a USB-hub that works? Minimum 3 ports, because I also want to build a 3G modem in the dock! :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] salbalboa:
looks perfect for the job i struggled to find one with such a small foot print of the internals in the uk . they all had the pcb board that ran the full length of the hdd. ended up cutting it down in the end but tht one would fit better
[Eee Pad Transformer General] legaccii:
Great thanks!!! I will take a look.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] funnycreature:
This sounds like a very good deal! Would you see any benefit of using an SSD over a spin drive (heat, power consumption, stability, space, weight etc.)? Apologies if this has already been answered.

My dock is currently at the RMA center but when I get it back I might be tempted to take this offer! Right now I have a heap of SD and µSD cards everywhere and a built-in drive would make them obsolete...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
SSD is prefered, actually. The problem is the price. I paid $50 for my 500 GB HDD. A 500 GB SSD would cost somewhere around $1000.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] funnycreature:
Yeah, I don't think I'd need that much space anyway. My desktop machine has a nice Intel 80GB SSD and I love it. Got it decently priced as well. I'd have to evaluate my options I guess. Again, I need to get my dock back in the first place (and get permission from the lady to spend money ;)). I'll PM you then!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ExploreMN:
You could always throw in one of these a lot easier.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149214

1.8" 160gb.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GNja:
South Elgin, IL? How long does it take you to do this? I ask because I'm in the Chicago area quite a bit and if interested I'd prefer to avoid shipping.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
(1) Shipping is non-negotiable. Anonymity is a mutant's first line of defense against the cruel world of android enthusiasts.

(2) How the hell did you know where I was?

Added by edit.

(3) It's not a matter of how long I can do this. I only work on this during the weekend. So, no matter when you send it to me, I will send everything out on Monday.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
So, to recap. Here's what you need to include in your package.

(1) Your docking station. I can't mod it over the internet yet. Still working on it.

(2) HDD.

(3) Shipping label.

(4) A letter stating the following:

[a] What you want me to do.

Do you want an on/off switch or not?

[c] Which usb port do you want me to use? If you are right handed, then I'd hook it up to the left so you can use the right usb port all the time. The usb that is hooked from will only work when you have the HDD turned off.

[d] Your porn collection. Be like one of the users here and send me a dock with an sdcard card inside that has 16 GB of gay porn. Sharing is caring!​
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
I now offer a new service. If you send me your TF + $499, I will convert it into an ipad. Limited time offer only! So, take advantage of this offer while you can!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stdlyman3k:
I have to ask. If you put a 1.8 hd or a ssd do you still need to split the batteries or can you just slide them over?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Don't know. I ain't got a 1.8. You try it and report back to us.

Splitting the bats take about 3 minutes. The point of splitting a bat is you need to put the HDD where the thickest part of the dock is, which is dead center.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GNja:
The weather widget in your video.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Mother Fu...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Update.

I just burned my hand. The hot solder iron fell and through my natural reaction I grabbed it at the hot end. God, that was hot. Burned myself for you mofos...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kgbrown247:
499, really?

Swyped from a CM'd Thunderbolt using Tapatalk.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] deymayor:
Why upgrade the hard drive? Its probably the last component i'll upgrade on this tablet.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Huh? You mean as oppose to ram or cpu?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] projectD:
i wonder if the lack of "TRIM" function or Garbage Cleaner would be affected with this mod.

Anyway, really good work man!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] adam_deluxe:
Why not put an SSD in it and boot Android from there instead of the internal NAND space? Could you achieve that just by changing the wirings? As goodintentions said, this is a MOD for people who want to carry a lot of media with them all the time and since you can use the hard drive only only for storage purposes, it's enough to put a decent HD in, since there wouldn't be much of a performance increase compared to an SSD due to USB 2.0 transfer rate limitations. Of course, an on-off-switch would become obsolete, since you would have to keep the drive on all the time. Just thought I could think a little outside the box...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] blastdabomb:
Quick question though. Is it possible to put in a few more batteries in there to... maybe increase the battery life of the dock?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Yes, but only room for either battery or HDD. No room for both. Just connect the batteries parallel to the existing ones.