How to setup HDD?

[Darkharry]

So i got a 160gb HDD which is enough storage needed for already 500gb HDD i have, i was just wondering if i have the right cables to put it inside, i have a cable that on one side has MB and on the other serial ATA and the other cable has SATA 6gb/s on both ends, i got a EVGA 600W W1 which i know is a bad psu but hopefully i can connect it with the HDD and it works i am just worried about the other cable which i dont know if it will work and i dont wanna mess things up

[TatamiMatt]

7 minutes ago, Darkharry said:

So i got a 160gb HDD which is enough storage needed for already 500gb HDD i have, i was just wondering if i have the right cables to put it inside, i have a cable that on one side has MB and on the other serial ATA and the other cable has SATA 6gb/s on both ends, i got a EVGA 600W W1 which i know is a bad psu but hopefully i can connect it with the HDD and it works i am just worried about the other cable which i dont know if it will work and i dont wanna mess things up

There should be 2 cables, one for power and one for data, often both will be L shaped, you just need to find the corresponding cables (one short L port and one long L port) and it sounds like you might have both there, one will come from the PSU, and one from one of the motherboard ports

[Needfuldoer]

I'm having a hard time understanding your concern.

 

As long as you have SATA power to connect to the hard drive, and a SATA data cable to connect between the hard drive and a SATA port on your motherboard, it should be fine.

 

Unless you're trying to run something like a 3090, there's no reason a 600 watt power supply shouldn't be able to run one additional hard drive.

[Darkharry]

On 7/25/2024 at 12:46 PM, TatamiMatt said:

There should be 2 cables, one for power and one for data, often both will be L shaped, you just need to find the corresponding cables (one short L port and one long L port) and it sounds like you might have both there, one will come from the PSU, and one from one of the motherboard ports

Yeah you are basically spot on, im just not sure which one should i use

[TatamiMatt]

On 7/27/2024 at 10:45 AM, Darkharry said:

Yeah you are basically spot on, im just not sure which one should i use

I guess the one with the clip for added security the cable wont fall out? but either will work fine