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Old June 10th, 2004, 01:22 PM
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Doing a search on newegg.com for a hard drive, I found this information for a hard drive I am interested in purchasing...
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Seagate 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST380013AS, OEM (limit 9999 per customer)


- Specifications -

Capacity: 80GB
Average Seek Time: 8.5 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
Features: 3D Defense System
Manufacturer Warranty: 1 year
Packaging: OEM, Requires additional Power adapter

Model#: ST380013AS
Item#: N82E16822148019


What is an "additional Power adapter?" I have purchased and installed hard drives before and I just plugged the cords from the power supply into the hard drive and everything worked fine. This seems to say I need to buy something else to make it work...what is this adapter? Does anyone have any insight into this?
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That is a SATA hard drive, so it needs SATA power connectors. If you have a new power supply, it may have come with a SATA connection or two. If not, you'll need to buy an adapter like this one
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Thank you. This is exactly what I needed to know.
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SATA Adapter Question
I just bought a hard drive and it has two SATA connectors. I don't have a SATA hard drive and don't have enough regular power connectors to connect everything. I need an adapter obviously, but everywhere I look there are adapters that go from the 4-pin female to the SATA female. Does a male SATA to female 4-pin power connector exist. And where can I get one. Sorry about the complicated description. So it's the oppositte of what the previous person was asking.
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What setup do you have? I've never had any problem with the number of connectors.
I don't know of a SATA to IDE power adapter, but you can buy more y adapters like this to increase the number of devices you can plug in.
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Ya, that's what I ended up doing. Thanks.
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