New Hard Drive

[Karl Larsen]

Claude Jones wrote:
> On Tue August 14 2007, Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>>     This whole thing is getting out of hand! I spent $110 for a hard
>> drive and then $24 for a controller card and now you verify my fear that
>> I need some cables not part of the controller card. But I can turn this
>> whole thing off yet with a phone call :-)
>>
>>     
> many SATA drives and controller cards come with cables - you might ask before 
> you cancel, what's included - you will need a SATA data cable, fairly 
> standard, and probably, a power converter cable - some SATA drives will 
> accept the older IDE-style white plastic rectangular connector - many newer 
> ones only take the SATA style power connector which is usually black and 
> wider and thinner than the older style - but many of the above items will 
> include a power adapter cable to get you from the IDE style white plastic 
> type to the newer SATA blade type
>
>
>   
    Thanks a lot! I know what to ask when I talk with them :-)
To be safe I better get a power adapter as well. This sure is looking 
like a Rube Goldberg change and I dislike these.



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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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