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BBEG   02-02-2012 at 01:19:57 AM

Heya.

I'm trying to find a SATA 2 cable that will support two or more SATA drives. If it terminates in a right angle connector, all the better.

Not so short version: I have a new caviar green WD10EARS drive and find myself down a cable to plug it into the motherboard. My GPU blocks the last remaining SATA 2 slot, so need to find a cable that links multiple SATA 2 drives on the same cable OR a cable that terminates in angle connectors at both ends that can squeeze between the GPU and the motherboard.

Advise would be greatly appreciated.

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Dereck47   02-02-2012 at 01:44:00 AM

BBEG wrote :

...OR a cable that terminates in angle connectors at both ends that can squeeze between the GPU and the motherboard.



FYI... http://www.monoprice.com/products/ [...] 1&format=2


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BBEG   02-02-2012 at 01:49:26 AM

150 mb/s is awfully slow for a drive and mobo that can handle up to 3 gb/s...

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Dereck47   02-02-2012 at 02:08:08 AM

BBEG wrote :

150 mb/s is awfully slow for a drive and mobo that can handle up to 3 gb/s...




My bad, try these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6812119381

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BBEG   02-02-2012 at 03:14:43 AM

Great, thanks. That's one down. Does a cable exist that links multiple SATA HDDs or is that a bit of a pipedream?

 

Edit: it looks like that's a SATA 3 cable. Will that work with a SATA 2 drive like mine?

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Dereck47   02-02-2012 at 03:35:11 AM
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BBEG wrote :

Great, thanks. That's one down. Does a cable exist that links multiple SATA HDDs or is that a bit of a pipedream?

Edit: it looks like that's a SATA 3 cable. Will that work with a SATA 2 drive like mine?



Sorry, I don't think such a cable exists for your purpose.

The SATA 3 cable is backwards compatible so it will work on SATA 2 drives.

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BBEG   02-02-2012 at 05:23:22 AM

Ah, thanks muchly Dereck. Good go know and that'll make the buying fairly easy.

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