What do I do with the SATA cord coming from my case? Please help.

[goaskalice00]

Hey guys...

I'm near the end of my first build. There's one pesky little cord coming from my NZXT Lexa S case. It's a Serial ATA cord. The problem is, I don't know what I'm supposed to do with it. I've already connected SATA cords from my HD and optical drive to my motherboard, but I'm at loss as to what the purpose of the case SATA is.

Does anyone know where I should plug this thing in? I'm guessing the motherboard, but I want to be sure. After much research I have not found an answer.

Thanks!

 

[strausd]

Hey guys...

I'm near the end of my first build. There's one pesky little cord coming from my NZXT Lexa S case. It's a Serial ATA cord. The problem is, I don't know what I'm supposed to do with it. I've already connected SATA cords from my HD and optical drive to my motherboard, but I'm at loss as to what the purpose of the case SATA is.

Does anyone know where I should plug this thing in? I'm guessing the motherboard, but I want to be sure. After much research I have not found an answer.

Thanks!

It looks like it might be from the front eSATA port.

 

[goaskalice00]

It's definitely coming from the front of the case. Any idea where I should plug it in, if anywhere?

Once I solve this, it'll be time to boot my system for the first time!

 

[strausd]

It's definitely coming from the front of the case. Any idea where I should plug it in, if anywhere?

Once I solve this, it'll be time to boot my system for the first time!

Well since it looks to be from the front eSATA port, I would say to plug it into your motherboard so you can use the front eSATA port. If you want to keep an extra SATA port open on your motherboard and don't plan on using the eSATA port, then you shouldn't need to plug it in.