How to have two drives in this system.

mattdmg · June 25, 2020

So I am working in a Dell prebuilt office computer. It has one HDD and a DVD drive. When I opened it up I found two normal data SATA cables and there was only one normal SATA power cable. Going into the DVD drive is one mini SATA power cable.

The power cable attaches into the motherboard in a mini 6 pin connector and splits off into a normal SATA power and mini SATA power.

Is it possible to buy an adapter or different cable? Or is this system limited to one drive?

Electronics Wizardy · June 25, 2020

get a adapter from the dvd drive to a normal 2.5in hdd? LIke this guyhttps://www.amazon.com/Zheino-9-5mm-Aluminum-Adapter-Universal/dp/B01B77AXGA/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=dvd+to+hdd&qid=1593113605&sr=8-3

mattdmg · June 25, 2020

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

get a adapter from the dvd drive to a normal 2.5in hdd? LIke this guyhttps://www.amazon.com/Zheino-9-5mm-Aluminum-Adapter-Universal/dp/B01B77AXGA/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=dvd+to+hdd&qid=1593113605&sr=8-3

Aye yo thanks for all the help.

Grabhanem · June 25, 2020

3 minutes ago, mattdmg said:

Aye yo thanks for all the help.

That might or might not work since it's a low profile sata power connector- I'd just get a SATA power splitter, it's not like you're drawing ridiculous amounts of power.