What cables would I need for a second internal HDD?

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I'm ordering a second 1TB HDD tomorrow and was wondering which cables I would need with it. These are the two HDDs I'm going to choose from, do the cables come with these HDDs or I'm I going to have to buy them seperately?

http://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digital-3-5-Inch-Desktop-WD10EZRX/dp/B006GDVREI/ref=sr_1_10?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1401670068&sr=1-10&keywords=Western+Digital+1+TB

http://www.amazon.ca/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1401670013&sr=1-1&keywords=Seagate+Barracuda+1
 
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A not being used sata power connector (from the power supply)
A spare sata cable with an available sata port on your motherbd.

A Retail packaging would come tihe cables. OEM drives only have the drives in them. So get a new cable or two when you order.

DO NOT get the green drive if you instend to install games to it. It has a built in sleep function which cannot be overriden/turned off.

Get the WD 1tb Blue instead.
http://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digital-3-5-Inch-Desktop-WD10EZEX/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1401670938&sr=1-1&keywords=wd+blue+1tb

The Seagate you linked is also fine.
 
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I'm sorry but can you rephrase "A not being used sata power connector (from the power supply)
A spare sata cable with an available sata port on your motherbd." I'm having trouble understand it. Thank you.

EDIT Oh, you mean a power connector not being used? I already made sure before hand that everything I needed for an extra hdd was available. And All I need is a Sata cable? Nothing else?
 
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Yup, you need power and data (both are sata just one is sata power and the other is... LoL)
You may need 4 screws. Most drives come with mounting screws but a few don't. If it doesnt come with screws and your case needs them then your case probably came with an assortment of screws you can use.
 
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