installing a 4tb hdd

[Kevin.Sahlstrom]

So I bought a 4tb seagate drive for pretty cheap. And i didn't get any cables with it. I have a sata-data cable already but i still need to get a power sata cable. I just wanted to check if this cable is the correct one. i'm prob  gonna opt for another one cus i hate mustard and ketchup cables but this was the cheapest i could find (3usd)

[Oshino Shinobu]

Does your PSU not have any spare SATA power connectors? Most have at least 3 available

[brob]

9 minutes ago, Kevin.Sahlstrom said:

So I bought a 4tb seagate drive for pretty cheap. And i didn't get any cables with it. I have a sata-data cable already but i still need to get a power sata cable. I just wanted to check if this cable is the correct one. i'm prob  gonna opt for another one cus i hate mustard and ketchup cables but this was the cheapest i could find (3usd)

 

The cable pictured requires a SATA power cable to work. It is simply a splitter.

 

Check your PSU. If it is fully wired you should find at least one SATA power connector. If you have a modular PSU, check the unused cables.

 

[Needfuldoer]

Get the crimped style of SATA power splitters, not those molded ones! (The molded ones are prone to short circuits.)

[LIGISTX]

1 hour ago, Kevin.Sahlstrom said:

So I bought a 4tb seagate drive for pretty cheap. And i didn't get any cables with it. I have a sata-data cable already but i still need to get a power sata cable. I just wanted to check if this cable is the correct one. i'm prob  gonna opt for another one cus i hate mustard and ketchup cables but this was the cheapest i could find (3usd)

Every PSU has at least 6 SATA power cables….. at least any normal ATX PSU made in the past decade. 
 

Do you know for certain you need another, this is just a Y splitter…

[Kevin.Sahlstrom]

1 hour ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Does your PSU not have any spare SATA power connectors? Most have at least 3 available

Like i said i have  multible sata data cables but no power sata. the psu i have is from my old pc so i doubt i can find any of the cables

[brob]

1 minute ago, Kevin.Sahlstrom said:

Like i said i have  multible sata data cables but no power sata. the psu i have is from my old pc so i doubt i can find any of the cables

 

What model PSU? What cables do you have connected to it?

[Kevin.Sahlstrom]

1 hour ago, LIGISTX said:

Every PSU has at least 6 SATA power cables….. at least any normal ATX PSU made in the past decade. 
 

Do you know for certain you need another, this is just a Y splitter…

yes. I need a power sata and a data satat (which i already have) it's the power sata i need to buy. My psu is from my old pc. and the "new" psu i have isnt modular and came from a prebuilt so i dont have any cables from that either. but it's alright i just need to buy a new cable. Just need help finding a website or guide to where i can buy that. I foudn one but im unsure if it's the correct cable

[Kevin.Sahlstrom]

Just now, brob said:

 

What model PSU? What cables do you have connected to it?

already  have a 2tb hdd installed. it's a corsair Corsair CX650M. Iv'e collected multible data cables over the years but no power 

[Oshino Shinobu]

4 minutes ago, Kevin.Sahlstrom said:

already  have a 2tb hdd installed. it's a corsair Corsair CX650M. Iv'e collected multible data cables over the years but no power 

You don't really get SATA power cables with anything. They come direct from the PSU.

 

If you have no spare SATA power connectors on the PSU, you can split them using the cable you first linked, to plug that splitter into one of the connectors from the PSU and then into two drives. That said, the CX650M has at least 2x SATA power connectors on each of the SATA power modular cables, so unless something else is using the other connectors, you should have at least one spare.

[Kevin.Sahlstrom]

4 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

You don't really get SATA power cables with anything. They come direct from the PSU.

 

If you have no spare SATA power connectors on the PSU, you can split them using the cable you first linked, to plug that splitter into one of the connectors from the PSU and then into two drives. That said, the CX650M has at least 2x SATA power connectors on each of the SATA power modular cables, so unless something else is using the other connectors, you should have at least one spare.

alright. thx

[brob]

10 minutes ago, Kevin.Sahlstrom said:

already  have a 2tb hdd installed. it's a corsair Corsair CX650M. Iv'e collected multible data cables over the years but no power 

 

You can order a replacement from Corsair, https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-|-Parts/PC-Components/Power-Supplies/Ribbon-Style-SATA-Cable-with-4-Connectors%2C-Type-3-(850mm)/p/CP-8920113.

 

 

 

 

[LIGISTX]

4 hours ago, Kevin.Sahlstrom said:

already  have a 2tb hdd installed. it's a corsair Corsair CX650M. Iv'e collected multible data cables over the years but no power 

Take your side panel off and look how many SATA power plugs are being used and not being used. You will only need 1 that isn’t being used… 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

6 hours ago, Needfuldoer said:

Get the crimped style of SATA power splitters, not those molded ones! (The molded ones are prone to short circuits.)

Abit off topic but is there a way to visually tell between crimped and molded adapters? id rather not have one of these adapters burn up on me cause one of my molex to 2 sata seems to have shorted and burned the wires (bought em for like a $ or 2)

[Needfuldoer]

2 hours ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Abit off topic but is there a way to visually tell between crimped and molded adapters? id rather not have one of these adapters burn up on me cause one of my molex to 2 sata seems to have shorted and burned the wires (bought em for like a $ or 2)

The crimped ones will look like the SATA connectors on your power supply.

 

 

On the molded ones, the wires just disappear into the plastic connector.