Solved: Adding a 3th hard drive

[Crimson Lockhart]

I am wondering if i can add a 3rd hard drive (WD Green)

 

Fatal1ty Z97 Killer

https://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/fatal1ty z97 killer/

 

SATA3_0--SSD 120GB
SATA3_1--HD WD Black 2TB
SATA3_2--HD WD Balck 6TB

SATA3_3 --HD WD Green 2TB << Trying to add this Solved (replaced the sata cable)

Note: M.2 slot is not in use I don't own one

 

Other:
PCIE1-- Wifi card << Is this in the wrong slot if so which one to I use?

PCIE2--PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot-- GPU GTX 1070 (GPU Z PCIe x 16 3.0@x4 3.0)

PCIE4--PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot-- Wifi card << Is this in the wrong slot if so which one to I use? Edit: Shows the same as PCIE1 (GPU Z PCIe x 16 3.0@x4 3.0)

[AndreiArgeanu]

You can add up to 6 hard drives, the motherboard has 6 sata ports. So as long as you've got space in your case, and a psu with enough sata power cables.

[Dedayog]

5 minutes ago, Crimson Lockhart said:

I am wondering if i can add a 3rd hard drive (WD Green)

 

Fatal1ty Z97 Killer

https://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/fatal1ty z97 killer/

 

SATA3_0--SSD 120GB
SATA3_1--HD WD Black 2GB
SATA3_2--HD WD Balck 6TB

              --HD WD Green 2GB << Trying to add this

Note: M.2 slot is not in use I don't own one

 

Other:
PCIE1-- Wifi card << Is this in the wrong slot if so which one to I use?

PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot-- GPU GTX 1070 (GPU Z PCIe x 16 3.0@x4 3.0)

You have 6 SATA connectors, of course you can add another HDD.  Did you try?

 

Wifi card can go in either PCIe slot, no worries.  You don't have anything in the PCIe 4 slot, so nothing gets slowed down.

 

The spec sheet can be hard to read, just take your time.

[minibois]

7 minutes ago, Crimson Lockhart said:

I am wondering if i can add a 3rd hard drive (WD Green)

Your motherboard has space for a third HDD (fourth overall SATA device), so assuming your case has room for it, yup you can install another HDD.

8 minutes ago, Crimson Lockhart said:

Other:
PCIE1-- Wifi card << Is this in the wrong slot if so which one to I use?

PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot-- GPU GTX 1070 (GPU Z PCIe x 16 3.0@x4 3.0)

That slot for the WiFi card is fine, but weird that GPU-Z says your graphics card is running at x4 speeds, nothing is shared with that slot.

[Crimson Lockhart]

Thanks I'll try

 

[Dedayog]

4 minutes ago, minibois said:

Your motherboard has space for a third HDD (fourth overall SATA device), so assuming your case has room for it, yup you can install another HDD.

That slot for the WiFi card is fine, but weird that GPU-Z says your graphics card is running at x4 speeds, nothing is shared with that slot.

Wonder if he's got it in the 2nd PCIe x16 slot?

[minibois]

Just now, Dedayog said:

Wonder if he's got it in the 2nd PCIe x16 slot?

Well then it would say PCIE 2.0 x4, but it says gen 3:

15 minutes ago, Crimson Lockhart said:

PCIE2--PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot-- GPU GTX 1070 (GPU Z PCIe x 16 3.0@x4 3.0)

While the motherboard says the second x16 slot is PCIE 2.0:
 

Quote

- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4: x4 mode)

 

[Crimson Lockhart]

It works thanks!

[Crimson Lockhart]

I'll put the Wifi card on the 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot brb

Edit: Shows same as before (GPU Z PCIe x 16 3.0@x4 3.0)