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buying oem raptors.. what cables to I need

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alb1221

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what cords / connectors do I need for mobo/power SATA


links greatly appreciated, this is the first pc i've built

mobo is av8, processor fx-53, case is a xaserIIIsuper with 420wat pwr supply
 
forgot to mention im buying 2 western digital raptors and plan to raid 0.. but they are oem 🙁 and I dont know what cables I need for power and connec to mobo
 
The drive should have a connector for power connector from the power supply. Should have a 4 pin "molex" connector, though I've never installed a serial ata hard drive, every other one has them.
 
All you need are SATA data cables (the little skinny ones) and either plain ol' Molex power cables (the same ones used for IDE drives) or the specialized SATA power cables. DO NOT use both power cables at once, you WILL fry your drive(s).
 
the drive only needs to connect to your mobo not psu right?

it just gets the power from the mobo which is connected to the psu?? is this true for all drives hdds and disk drives alike?
 
Originally posted by: alb1221
the drive only needs to connect to your mobo not psu right?

it just gets the power from the mobo which is connected to the psu?? is this true for all drives hdds and disk drives alike?
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It is connected to the motherboard and power supply via the molex connector.
 
Alb, it goes like this...

Motherboard SATA connector>SATA cord>HDD

Power supply>4pin molex or specialized SATA power cord>HDD

So, you will have 2 cords connecting to your HDD. One from the motherboard (Which is to transfer data, not power it). The second is from your PSU, which will either be a 4pin molex or a SATA power cord. That will power the drive.
 
Originally posted by: furie27
Originally posted by: alb1221
the drive only needs to connect to your mobo not psu right?

it just gets the power from the mobo which is connected to the psu?? is this true for all drives hdds and disk drives alike?
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It is connected to the motherboard and power supply via the molex connector.
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he thinks the SATA drive is powered by the motherboard (no external power source) but from what I understand, there is the option to use MOLEX or the SATA power cables, and that the drive does not draw it's power from the SATA connecter on the MB.
 
excuse my extreme ignorance, but what is a molex connector? and will I need more then 1 for two hdds to recieve power
 
do i need a special ide cable to power two hdds at once and my disk drives from teh dell...


erm im sorry but just how many molex/ide connectors will I need and do you think they will be supplied?
 
Originally posted by: MDE
Originally posted by: Supercharged
why did they change the power cable?
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They made the ground contacts longer so you can hot-swap drives safely.
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sweet! I remember trying to hookup a cd-rom one time when the computer was running because i needed to eject a cd real quick. Bad move..... a few sparks flew. :Q Luckly the psu shut it self off and nothing was damaged.
 
Get the WD sata cable ar Newegg, I broke my 36gig drive with a regular sata cable, now have 2 dead 36gig raptors one cable broke the other just died yesterday.
I now have the Western digital connectors on my new 74 gig Raptors.
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