SATA RAID Cables?

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Dan

I am putting together a system with 2 SATA drives. The drives I am
looking at are specified as OEM which I take to mean just the drive. I
am not familiar with how the cabling works. But I assume I need at
least a SATA data cable. What exactly do I need? Pointing me to actual
product links would be great.

TIA,
Dan
 
Dan said:
I am putting together a system with 2 SATA drives. The drives I am
looking at are specified as OEM which I take to mean just the drive. I
am not familiar with how the cabling works. But I assume I need at
least a SATA data cable. What exactly do I need? Pointing me to actual
product links would be great.

TIA,
Dan
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You just need 2 S-ATA data cables, that are normally part of your
motherboard package. If not, yo will have to purchase them separately.
Depending of the type of S-ATA drives you purchase, you also could need 2
power cable adaptors (not needed with Maxtor). Again, those adaptors are
normally supplied with the motherboard.
 
"Dan" said in news:[email protected]:
I am putting together a system with 2 SATA drives. The drives I am
looking at are specified as OEM which I take to mean just the drive.
I am not familiar with how the cabling works. But I assume I need at
least a SATA data cable. What exactly do I need? Pointing me to
actual product links would be great.

TIA,
Dan
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For N SATA drives, you'll need N SATA cables (i.e., one per drive).
Some motherboards include them but often you'll only get one SATA cable.
If the unit was built by someone else or prebuilt, and especially if it
has moved around in the company, forget about the miscellenous stuffs
trailing along. You can get SATA cables cheap (e.g.,
http://snipurl.com/newegg_sata).

If you have SATA drives, you'll need SATA connectors from your power
supply. The later ones might provide a couple of SATA power connectors.
If not, you can get them cheap, too (e.g.,
http://snipurl.com/newegg_satapwr).

Be sure to configure the boot drive sequence in your BIOS to designate
the SATA drive. You won't get better performance from SATA drives (in
current systems) but it is handy to have a much smaller cable to route
inside your box along with better airflow. If the OEM drive is really
stripped, make sure you have an assortment of spare mounting screws for
the hard drives.
 
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