red(generally) cable, black ends = data cable black ended cable with lots of slots etc = sata power cable(shown is a converter from molex to sata) 4 pin gray(generally) cable = molex power cable Some sata drives actually have the sata power cables AND molex, or JUST molex. Just make sure that you do not plug in both a sata…
My WD external hard drive is playing up on me and I need some quick advice. Basically there's no power getting to the hard drive. It powers from the mains and goes through an AC adaptor. If I detach the cable (from the AC adapor to the hard drive) the light on the AC adaptor stays lit. As soon as I plug it into the hard…
Inside the external will just be a standard SATA hard drive. You can easily just plug this into your PC in place of your DVD drive. Your mainboard probably has more than 3 SATA ports on it, so if you can find some extra cables you can plug it in without sacrificing your ability to play DVD's. You may need one of these for…
It's a common issue with this hard drive. I've removed the hard drive and I'm trying to connect it straight to the pc as it's so important that I get the data back soon. Does anyone know how to do this exactly? From what I gather I need to connect it via a SATA cable. I've got three SATA ports in the PC, each with a cable…