Very quick PSU sata to drive query ASAP

Leigno

Leigno

Leigno

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Hi Guys,

Final stage of my build, got everything plugged in and wired in except my SSD my HD and optical drive.

My PSU had 2 sata power cables with it with multiple sata connectors on, and i have 3 devices to power.

Am I able to connect 2 devices to the one cable or do I need to buy another sata power cable?

thanks for your help guys.
 
Just checking, didnt want one drive to have no power, unsure as this is my first build, if i could id give you my free bag of haribo for the speedy response :)
 
Machine failed to boot by doing this, another sata power cable it required, have to wait until this evening to get the 2TB HD powered
 
What did you order in the end Leigno?

As already mentioned you can connect multiple drives to the sata power lead, you are only limited by the connectors and wether they reach each component.

If the rig wont start, make sure you have connected the aux power connector on the mobo (it's in the top left of the mobo 4/8pins). If you are using the Zalman Z9 case, the power button comes disconnected. When you pop off the front panel you will see the two green cables that need hooking up.
 
Confused, if your PSU has the cable with multiple SATA connectors then it should be able to power it ??

When you have all your drives connected and powered, maybe check in the BIOS that your loading from your boot drive? just a guess.
 
Cancel last, faulty PSU to SATA connector, one connector out of the four is kaput, and new one is in the post already :)

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1 x HIS HD 7970 IceQ X² GHz Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H797QMC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £99.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £79.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £23.99
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Took me 3 hours start to finish, inlcuding taking photos for my build thread which I am about to update. Currently installing my OS and all the other boring tedious stuff. Which I don't thinks too bad for a complete novice, this is my first PC build :)

Apart from one dodgy connector in one of my sata power cables and one noisey fan on my cooler which is being exchanged all is well so far, kind of wish I went for a windowed case now but hey-ho the P280 looks very professional for when I am writing customers invoices.

Really big thank you to everyone who helped me choose my parts :)
 
honosuseri said:
Glad you found the root of the problem.

Spec is great. Look forward to reading your build log :)
Click to expand...

You and me both, glad it was something so minor.

I wont be updating the log until tonight, need to set up an account somewhere to host my images.
 
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