I am working on doing the boot from SATA and I found these cheap 8GB SATA DOM (disk on module) SSDs on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kingspec-8GB-SATA-DOM-MLC-Flash-SSD-Disk-On-Module-Network-PC-Solid-State-Drive-/310421036909?pt=US_Solid_State_Drives&hash=item4846891f6d
While it's a little tall to stick straight up from the SATA port on the board, with some creative cabling it will fit easily into the case.
It comes with a 2 wire power that taps into to a standard 4-pin molex extension (like a case fan) on the 5v side (not the 12v side).
If I solder this directly to one of the USB power pads, will the drive power up immediately? If not, does anyone know if there are 5v pads directly on the power supply in the top of the case?
Thanks
James