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Internal Power connector
I have an Optiplex 5040 SFF with the standard board power cable HG2F3 for one HD and Optical drive. My board has two SATA ports and room for another Hard Drive. Unfortunately, the HG2F3 power cable only has one HD connector, Is their another OEM power cable that will accommodate two Hard Drives?
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November 18th, 2022 20:00
this is what you currently have HG2F3
you can get a Dell proprietary sata power cable that has > 2 standard sata power connectors. Dell Optiplex 3040 5040 7040 HDD & ODD SATA Power Cable 7G26H
only $5.45 https://www.ebay.com/itm/222781453974
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November 18th, 2022 14:00
Hi Rom1946,
I think one of the SATA ports were designed for a CD drive. That SATA power cable has a tiny little power SATA plug included specifically for these CD drives.
You can buy a SATA power splitter to add a second hard drive, I'm sure it wouldn't be an issue, since a CD/DVD drive consumes a lot more power than an SSD/HDD.
A quick search on Amazon, about $8 and 2 days waiting for Prime will fix this issue.