Hard drive question

goober81_98 · 04-16-2005, 12:45 PM

I bought a new Samsung 160 GB hard drive and want to hook it up along with the 20 GB hard drive I already have in my computer. However, I don't have an available hard drive ribbon cable adaptor to plug into it.

Can anyone please provide a solution for this problem that I have?

doogiemo · 04-16-2005, 01:01 PM

check on your 20GB HD ribbon cable... hopefully it has a total of 3 connectors. If not... gonna have to wait to get an extra cable. No other way around it!

good luck.

goober81_98 · 04-16-2005, 01:05 PM

all of the connectors are taken up
do they make extension cables that plug into the ones I have already?

doogiemo · 04-16-2005, 01:15 PM

on your sig you show 2 opticals plus your 20GB, you should have room for one more drive!

Never seen any "extensions" for ATA cables. And if you do find one... remember to not exceed 18", after 18" your data is more susceptible to corruption.

ChAsM · 04-16-2005, 01:15 PM

Buy and external hard drive enclosure (USB2 or Firewire).

PGIV · 04-16-2005, 01:21 PM

If you have a spare PCI slot you can add a Promise Ultra 133 TX2 controller card for about $35. It will support up to four hard drives and its onboard BIOS will recognize just about any size hard drive (no 137 GB barrier).

BBThumper · 04-16-2005, 01:57 PM

........hehehehe, the guy has a 1 connector cable instead of a 2 connector H/D cable. Please don't buy anything but a $2 cable.................

FB · 04-16-2005, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goober81_98

I bought a new Samsung 160 GB hard drive and want to hook it up along with the 20 GB hard drive I already have in my computer. However, I don't have an available hard drive ribbon cable adaptor to plug into it.

Can anyone please provide a solution for this problem that I have?

you need something like this.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=316700

goober81_98 · 04-16-2005, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doogiemo

on your sig you show 2 opticals plus your 20GB, you should have room for one more drive!

Never seen any "extensions" for ATA cables. And if you do find one... remember to not exceed 18", after 18" your data is more susceptible to corruption.

sorry, i forgot to add the floppy drive and the cd rom drive to my signature

FB · 04-16-2005, 02:08 PM

is your new drive SATA or ATA?? if it is SATA, your motherboard should have have came with the appropriate cables(2 total)

goober81_98 · 04-16-2005, 02:12 PM

It is ATA

FB · 04-16-2005, 02:14 PM

then you just need a cable like this one
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=316700
that can support 2 devices

PGIV · 04-16-2005, 02:33 PM

Since you already have 4 devices, your only option is to go with an external USB case, or install a Promise Controller Card. You can get one for $34 at: http://bestbargainpc.com/prultx2pciid.html Then I would put all your hard drives on the controller card and leave the optical drives on your ide ports. By having one of your optical drives on with your existing 20 GB HD, you are probably loosing some performance.

FB · 04-16-2005, 02:34 PM

why have 3 optical drives?

PGIV · 04-16-2005, 02:37 PM

You could also remove the TDK 48X CD burner since I'm sure your CyberHome 16x DVD burner will also burn CDs at probably 48x. Then you would have room for the new 160 GB HD.

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goober81_98 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 15	Hard drive question I bought a new Samsung 160 GB hard drive and want to hook it up along with the 20 GB hard drive I already have in my computer. However, I don't have an available hard drive ribbon cable adaptor to plug into it. Can anyone please provide a solution for this problem that I have? __________________ Raidmax ATX Case K8V SE Deluxe Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Rosewill 1GB PC3200 RAM NVidia GeForce4 MX440 CyberHome 16X DVD Bruner CD-Rom Floppy diskette drive Maxtor 20GB HD
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04-16-2005, 01:01 PM	#2
doogiemo It's a deal it's a steal! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Misawa AB, Japan Posts: 300	check on your 20GB HD ribbon cable... hopefully it has a total of 3 connectors. If not... gonna have to wait to get an extra cable. No other way around it! good luck. __________________ doogiemo's PC 3.4C - Supermicro P4SCT - Enermax EG 465AX-VE(G) FCA 1 GB Corsair XMS 3500C2 - Zalman CNPS7000-Cu Adaptec 29160 - Seagate Cheetah 15K.3 73GB and X15 37GB - Chaintech FX-71 - Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Plextor PlexWriter 48x
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04-16-2005, 01:05 PM	#3
goober81_98 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 15	all of the connectors are taken up do they make extension cables that plug into the ones I have already? __________________ Raidmax ATX Case K8V SE Deluxe Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Rosewill 1GB PC3200 RAM NVidia GeForce4 MX440 CyberHome 16X DVD Bruner CD-Rom Floppy diskette drive Maxtor 20GB HD
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04-16-2005, 01:15 PM	#4
doogiemo It's a deal it's a steal! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Misawa AB, Japan Posts: 300	on your sig you show 2 opticals plus your 20GB, you should have room for one more drive! Never seen any "extensions" for ATA cables. And if you do find one... remember to not exceed 18", after 18" your data is more susceptible to corruption. __________________ doogiemo's PC 3.4C - Supermicro P4SCT - Enermax EG 465AX-VE(G) FCA 1 GB Corsair XMS 3500C2 - Zalman CNPS7000-Cu Adaptec 29160 - Seagate Cheetah 15K.3 73GB and X15 37GB - Chaintech FX-71 - Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Plextor PlexWriter 48x
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04-16-2005, 01:21 PM	#6
PGIV Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 249	If you have a spare PCI slot you can add a Promise Ultra 133 TX2 controller card for about $35. It will support up to four hard drives and its onboard BIOS will recognize just about any size hard drive (no 137 GB barrier). __________________ ASUS P5KC \|\| Corsair PC3-10664 2GB (2x1024) @ 1333MHz FSB \|\| Intel C2D E6850 \|\| 2X WD 150 GB Raptor \|\| Enermax Infiniti 720W PSU \|\| eVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra KO, 768 MB, 175.16 Driver \|\| Lite-On LH-20A1S CD/DVD-RW Drive \|\| Sony DDU1615, 16/48 DVD-ROM Drive \|\| ProCase Full Tower \|\| Dell 2707WFP 27" Monitor @ 1920x1200 \|\| Cambridge SoundWorks 'MicroWorks' Speakers \|\| Windows XP Pro/32 bit/SP3
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FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	is your new drive SATA or ATA?? if it is SATA, your motherboard should have have came with the appropriate cables(2 total) __________________ Bye Bye ABXZone.....Rest In Peace.
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goober81_98 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 15	It is ATA __________________ Raidmax ATX Case K8V SE Deluxe Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Rosewill 1GB PC3200 RAM NVidia GeForce4 MX440 CyberHome 16X DVD Bruner CD-Rom Floppy diskette drive Maxtor 20GB HD
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04-16-2005, 02:14 PM	#12
FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	then you just need a cable like this one http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=316700 that can support 2 devices __________________ Bye Bye ABXZone.....Rest In Peace.
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04-16-2005, 02:33 PM	#13
PGIV Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 249	Since you already have 4 devices, your only option is to go with an external USB case, or install a Promise Controller Card. You can get one for $34 at: http://bestbargainpc.com/prultx2pciid.html Then I would put all your hard drives on the controller card and leave the optical drives on your ide ports. By having one of your optical drives on with your existing 20 GB HD, you are probably loosing some performance. __________________ ASUS P5KC \|\| Corsair PC3-10664 2GB (2x1024) @ 1333MHz FSB \|\| Intel C2D E6850 \|\| 2X WD 150 GB Raptor \|\| Enermax Infiniti 720W PSU \|\| eVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra KO, 768 MB, 175.16 Driver \|\| Lite-On LH-20A1S CD/DVD-RW Drive \|\| Sony DDU1615, 16/48 DVD-ROM Drive \|\| ProCase Full Tower \|\| Dell 2707WFP 27" Monitor @ 1920x1200 \|\| Cambridge SoundWorks 'MicroWorks' Speakers \|\| Windows XP Pro/32 bit/SP3
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04-16-2005, 02:34 PM	#14
FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	why have 3 optical drives? __________________ Bye Bye ABXZone.....Rest In Peace.
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04-16-2005, 02:37 PM	#15
PGIV Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 249	You could also remove the TDK 48X CD burner since I'm sure your CyberHome 16x DVD burner will also burn CDs at probably 48x. Then you would have room for the new 160 GB HD. __________________ ASUS P5KC \|\| Corsair PC3-10664 2GB (2x1024) @ 1333MHz FSB \|\| Intel C2D E6850 \|\| 2X WD 150 GB Raptor \|\| Enermax Infiniti 720W PSU \|\| eVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra KO, 768 MB, 175.16 Driver \|\| Lite-On LH-20A1S CD/DVD-RW Drive \|\| Sony DDU1615, 16/48 DVD-ROM Drive \|\| ProCase Full Tower \|\| Dell 2707WFP 27" Monitor @ 1920x1200 \|\| Cambridge SoundWorks 'MicroWorks' Speakers \|\| Windows XP Pro/32 bit/SP3
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