How many Sata cables do I need?

VengefulWave · Apr 5, 2015

I'm about to build my first PC and am still in the process of ordering parts. I'm going to be getting a optical drive and i'm confused on how many cables I need. Also I see that the drive has a "Sata data" and "Sata power" side. Are they different cables I need to buy separably? The optical drive i'm ordering is an OEM and doesn't come with any cords. Link to the build below.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/VengefulWave/saved/vhxtt6

Woody1999 · Apr 5, 2015

Your power supply will have enough SATA power cables for anything you need. Equally, your motherboard should come with all the SATA data cables you'll ever need. The data cables go between the SATA port on the motherboard and your drive, and the power cables go straight from the power supply to the drive.

Just plug them into the appropriate places, and enjoy your new build!

Woody

Aravind V Nair · Apr 5, 2015

SATA cables are basically data transfer cables also known as Serial ATA. It is used for compatible HDD/SSD/CD Drives. Hence according to the number of HDD/SSD/CD Drives you have, you must buy that many. You would get the SATA power cable with the PSU itself. Usually you get at least one SATA cable with the motherboard itself. I would suggest you wait for the parts to be delivered and then buy SATA cables. You would require two SATA cables as you have one CD drive and one HDD drive.By the way, there are two types of SATA cables- With lock/clip and without lock/clip(Sometimes called 'Generic'). Both would work. With lock/clip is obviously better as it will prevent the HDD cable from coming out by accident, hence preventing data loss.

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