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Bad news! I blew up my Apple TV :-(. It doesn't boot anymore... Yellow light keeps blinking! It doesn't even boot with the original PATA drive. I think by mistake I connected the 5V power in opposite direction which blew up the Apple TV. So, just be careful. I have ordered a new one, which should ar...

My theory is that the bridge is correct and the cross-cable is also correct. However, it looks like the data error rate goes exponentially high with the cable in-between. Because of the increased error rate, the data corruption is happening and AppleTV is not able to boot up properly (this is just a...

It is in fact this cable http://www.cablesonline.net/644fetomaide.html . Though the terminology is ambigous that is the cable you need. This is the one I link to in my initial post and I have sitting in two atv's, one 500 GB and the other 1 TB. The other one is simply a longer standard 44 pin ide c...

I am using the 19.99 bridge from http://www.nanosys1.com/hd-cnt-cu-satahd-ide.html. It worked in first try itself. The only problem is the 44 pin IDE cable. I have ordered the flat extension cable. I will try that and will let you know what happens.

I am confused if I need to use 44 pin M-F extender cable (http://www.cablesonline.net/544pinidelap1.html) or 44 pin M-F crossed cable (http://www.cablesonline.net/644fetomaide.html). When I connect 44 to 40 pin converter (http://www.cablesonline.net/44pinto40pin.html) directly to the Apple TV (witho...

Thanks for the detailed step-by-step instructions. I am able to attach 1TB eSATA drive to my apple TV using the instructions. I am also able to make room for the eSATA cable to come out of the USB slot, so I don't have to cut the base plate. Of course, it makes my USB port unusable. However, it is o...