Hard drive accessories

[Dana Joan]

I am purchasing two Raptor 150 GB 10,000 RPM hard drives - OEM. Can someone tell me exactly what else I will need to install these? (i.e., rails - type??, SATA cable - type?)

Hyperlinks to specific products would be extremely helpful!

(Purchasing these for my computer tech to install in my new computer and NewEgg only has these drives in OEM - so need to buy all the other pieces separately.)

 

[CalvinHobbes]

If you computer case already has a place for the drives (3 1/2 bays) then you don't need anything to mount the drives except for some drive screws. As far as cables, if your motherboard didn't come with them you can get them from Newegg.com or similar online shop:
Newegg SATA cables


Does your power supply have two SATA power connections?

 

[Dana Joan]

CalvinHobbes:

Yes - I'm sure the case has bays - I used this same case for my old computer (My computer tech has it right now - it's not here in my home). I thought I'd need SATA cables, so decided to buy these: SATA cable Is 2' too long? long enough?

I don't have my mobo yet (it's the Intel 975X); says it comes with 4 SATA cables. Would these be for the drives - and does that mean I don't need to buy separate SATA cables?

As for the power supply - I'm purchasing this one: Power Supply. This is what is listed for the connections:

Connectors
1 x 20+4-pin ATX
1 x 4-pin +12V
1 x 8-pin EPS12V
2 x PCI-Express
10 x 4-pin peripheral
2 x 4-pin floppy
8 x SATA

How would I know that this power supply will work with this mobo?

Thank you answering my stupid questions! I am a female - and I buy my components and then my computer tech builds my computer for me. So - I am not really technical-savvy!