Hard drive questions

[Legion of Nerds]

What cables will I need to connect my hard drive?

[Xanthe_2871]

1 minute ago, Legion of Nerds said:

What cables will I need to connect my hard drive?

If it's a new build using the parts that are current, then nothing. Maybe a sata cable but it should come with one.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Normally they come with the psu and the motherboard, otherwise you may need a sata cable.

[Stardar1]

1 minute ago, Legion of Nerds said:

What cables will I need to connect my hard drive?

SATA Data cables

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SATA Power Cables

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[Slottr]

Why'd you post this again?

[ARikozuM]

2 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

SATA Power cables

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The horror! THE HORROR!

[Stardar1]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

The horror! THE HORROR!

Of what?

 

EDIT: Besides the unsleeved cable?

[ARikozuM]

3 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Of what?

Those appalling SATA wires! The horror!

 

 

It's like that scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark!

 

 

[Stardar1]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Those appalling SATA wires! The horror!

 

It's like that scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark!

 

 

I'm actually about to get some Nice CableMod cables for my PSU, so I don't have to deal with that. 

 

I wish they made a SATA power cable so that the connectors that are on the cable can swivel to be upside down. Would be so nice. 

[kirashi]

20 minutes ago, Xanthe_2871 said:

If it's a new build using the parts that are current, then nothing. Maybe a sata cable but it should come with one.

20 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Normally they come with the psu and the motherboard, otherwise you may need a sata cable.

OEM HDD's don't usually come with any cables, or even packaging, so you'll definitely want to pick some up if you've already used the ones that came with your motherboard.

 

[stealth80]

4 minutes ago, kirashi said:

OEM HDD's don't usually come with any cables, or even packaging, so you'll definitely want to pick some up if you've already used the ones that came with your motherboard.

 

The cables normally come with the Motherboard/PSU 

[ARikozuM]

Just now, stealth80 said:

The cables normally come with the Motherboard/PSU 

They only have two most of the time.

[Xanthe_2871]

While we're on this topic, here's some cheap ones:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-Serial-SATA-ATA-RAID-DATA-HDD-Hard-Drive-Cable-Straight-Right-Angle-Red-CA-/112109448146?hash=item1a1a3e6bd2:g:q5gAAOSw9NdXv~WE

 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/The-Most-Popular-Brand-New-Portable-Internal-PC-SATA-SERIAL-SATA-HD-Cable-Hard-Disk-Readers/32759079751.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.9.HiyiPP&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_2_10065_10068_10069_10084_10083_10017_10080_10082_10081_10060_10061_10062_10056_10055_10037_10054_10059_10032_10078_10079_10077_10073_10070_421_420_10052_10053_10050_10051,searchweb201603_8&btsid=6d7e0a2b-cc33-46e5-9c74-965815e25ee3

[Captain_WD]

5 hours ago, Legion of Nerds said:

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Hello

 

This really depends on what drives you have in mind and where and how you'd like to connect them.

Typically, as the guys suggested, you would need a SATA data and power cables (if you are using a SATA drive) in order to connect the drive to the motherboard and PSU. 

If you have a drive that uses different connection (PATA, SAS, SCSI, etc.) you would need the respective cable).

Also, you could also have either a MOLEX power cable or another type of power cable powering your drive. 

 

If you are talking about an external drive then that's a whole different manner. It would depend on he drive's connection and if it needs additional power. 

 

Please provide more details such as the drive's brand and model and where you'd like to use that drive.

 

Captain_WD.