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alwaysonnet
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January 3rd, 2023 11:00
power cable for adding second hard drive
I am trying to add another 2.5 HDD however I am confused with power cable. I don't seem to find option for power cable. I see there is a slot open for SATA cable.
what is the recommended approach here for adding second HDD? Pls advise.
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Posted January 3rd, 2023 23:00
the most basic dell oem sata power cable for sff (short cable w one standard sata + one slim sata) looks like this HG2F3
what you can get is a short Dell oem sata power splitter like JOcean suggested
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Posted January 4th, 2023 04:00
This is the motherboard layout
OptiPlex 7050 Small Form Factor Owner's Manual | Dell CanadaCan I use SATA 1 connector (item: 18) along with one of the cables suggested by JOcean
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Posted January 4th, 2023 07:00
#18 is not recommended for ssd. #18 white sata is low speed sata port for optical drive. Try to use blue and black SATA ports #12/13. But if you are using hdd, does not matter because it is slow.
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Posted January 9th, 2023 13:00
I tried the cables as suggested by JOcean however I couldn't find mounting screws that can secure my HDD (2.5) into the caddy. Are there any recommendations for the screws?
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Posted January 9th, 2023 19:00
7050 SFF 2.5 caddy is supposed to be screw less. use caddy pins to secure 2.5 hdd
- Pull one side of the drive bracket to disengage the pins on the bracket from the slots on the drive
- Lift the drive out of the 2.5-inch drive bracket
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Posted January 3rd, 2023 14:00
If you do not see an extra SATA power cable connection from the PSU or MB then you could always purchase a splitter as shown here at Amazon.
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