Help please buying correct power cable from SATA drive to PSU

David Quinton · 2 Sep 2019 at 15:33

I bought a 1TB HDD for my PC - built to spec. I just went to install it and hit a big, fat brick wall. The SATA cable is fine. However the power cable is not. The one that arrived with it is a 4-pin Molex. But there are no female adaptors inside my PC. The PSU is a Corsair RM850X. So before I go and buy the correct cabling I need to know I'm purchasing the correct ones.

bremen1874 · 2 Sep 2019 at 15:42

In this day and age, it must be a SATA drive.

Your RM850X will have come with cables that'll connect directly to a SATA drive.

There shouldn't be any 4 pin molex connectors involved.

If in doubt post a picture of what you have (Imgur is the best option for picture hosting).

David Quinton · 2 Sep 2019 at 16:06

This is the PSU I have. I can't seem to find any cables. Seems they have gone walkabout. Which consequently probably means I am stuffed for adding a HD. Is there anyway I can get the correct cables to fit my HD to my PSU? Thanks.

Gray2233 · 2 Sep 2019 at 16:13

You can buy replacement cables from Corsair:

https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/Categ...ts_PowerSupplies&text=&pageSize=#rotatingText

Not sure if they'll have what you need for your specific model but they should do, if not on the website you can always throw them an email and ask.