sata to sata 3 cable

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  1. Posts : 6,292
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       #11

    An IDE Cable:
    sata to sata 3 cable-ide-cables.jpg

    A SATA Cable:
    sata to sata 3 cable-sata_drive.gif
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    sata to sata 3 cable-sata-signal-cable-1.jpg
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  2. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #12

    If you have any SATA ports on the motherboard, use those for SSD.
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  3. Posts : 103
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       #13

    The hdd has a 4 wire connector going to the power supply and a flat ribbon cable going to the mb.
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  4. Posts : 103
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       #14

    TV, look like A SATA in your picture. Does the sata3 not use the (what looks to me) like the 15 terminal connector?
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  5. Posts : 20,583
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       #15

    Hi,
    Does either of these look like yours and which one top or bottom,
    sata to sata 3 cable-older-newer-hdds.jpg
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  6. Posts : 103
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       #16

    TZ, current hdd, top picture -no. New ssd, bottom picture yes, except don't have the 2 pin connector on the far right.

    current ribbon cable in pc fits ssd connector shown in middle, but have no cable end for the large connector on the left.

    current hdd has 4 pin connector as shown on right of top picture
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  7. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #17

    No, not 15. The SATA connector has 7 . It is highly recognizable by the L shaped slot it plugs into.
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  8. Posts : 103
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       #18

    TV, I don't need to use the 15 pin connector, just the 7 pin to use the ssd?
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  9. Posts : 6,292
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       #19

    AH! I bet you do not have a SATA power connector!

    So you are saying you have a small cable on the right (the Serial ATA Data Cable in the picture in post #11) but you do not have the one shown on the left (the Serial ATA Power Cable)?
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  10. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #20

    Some of the early SATA HDDs used a four pin Molex connector for power instead of the 15 pin five wire one used nowadays. Does your old HDD look like this one?

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