installing SATA drive

[Guest]

Hi,

i have replaced everything inside my computer from 98 specs to XP apart from
power supply. i am going to install and run my pc on Windows Home (OEM) and
my SATA drive didn't come with any cables, My Abit SG-80 motherboard came
with 1 SATA data cable. and my power suplly wires don't fit in the hard
drive, do i need to purchase a power wire for the hard drive?

please help, thanks

Richard

 

[Guest]

Hi richard
Yes you do.
unfortunatly not all mainbord manufacturers suply the power lead as well.
a local pc shop should have loads spair.
ask nicely and they may not charge you.

good luck

Jason

 

[Guest]

thankyou very much, lol. Where does the powerlead connect to from the
internal hard drive?

 

[Guest]

right iv just checked again, i hav a red cable going from the motherboard to
the drive which came with the motherboard. which wire is that??

 

[Guest]

that is the serial lead
the power lead will connect right next to the red one.

here is a picture for you
http://www.geeks.com/pix/images/sidehdd.gif

have fun

Jason

 

[Guest]

where would the other end of the power lead connect to? i live near a currys,
would they do them, or shall i travel to pc world?

 

[Guest]

Thankyou very much Jason.

Richard

 

[Guest]

you are more than welcome.

Jason

 

[DL]

Be aware if you havent upgraded your power supply, and you have many
connections the power supply 'may' be to low to supply the wattage, which
can cause probs with sata drives

 

[Guest]

o what wattage would you recommend?
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Confused

Be aware if you havent upgraded your power supply, and you have many
connections the power supply 'may' be to low to supply the wattage, which
can cause probs with sata drives

 

[Anna]

o what wattage would you recommend?

Richard:
While there may be good & sufficient reasons why you would want to upgrade
your present PS, the fact that you're going to be using a SATA HD is not, in
itself, reason to do so. We have not found any significant differences
involving power requirements between PATA and SATA drives.

Your present PS may be entirely adequate for your new system. I assume
you've had no problems that could be traced to an inadequate PS while using
your Win98 system. Why don't you take a look at http://www.newegg.com under
"power supplies" for information in this area? Also, a Google search on
"computer power supplies" will provide you with a good deal of info on the
subject.

I assume from the previous responses you've received that you now have an
understanding of the data & power cable connections affecting your SATA HD.
Anna