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install sata harddrive
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03-19-07
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install sata harddrive
hey guys ive kinda gone and brought a upgrade and i dont really know what to do with it, so im here again asking my good old buddies how to install a sata drive, i cant be botherd to take windows off my IDE160gb drive so ive gone and brought a sata 250gb as extra storage but as for installing it i do not have a clue how to. what wires do i need, just the sata cable? or do i also need to power it? once i have got through this stage i will have more questions, but i'll take it one step at a time thanks guys
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yes, you need the power cables as well
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With SATA drives you can use either a standard Molex connector or a special SATA power connector. However, don't use both at the same time or bad things will happen.
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so do i plug the sata plug into my motherboard and it will power it right?
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no, the one to the MB is for accessing the drive, there's another one you need to have power, that attaches to a cable from your PSU
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ok so where does the PSU, power cable plug into the hard drive into the molex still or not?
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the PSU plug is way bigger than the SATA access plug..you can't miss it
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hmm now im worried my psu dont seem to have one :O
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you might need to get a cable adapter then
__________________http://www.satacables.com/html/molex...5-pin-ada.html something like that
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ah damit, im pretty sure i have one of those but its in the box and i think the box is in the attic
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