install a SATA hard drive data cable

Hands-on how to install a SATA hard drive data cable

1. Preparation before installation

The tools for installing the SATA hard drive data cable only require a suitable crosshair. In order to prevent static electricity from damaging the hard disk, it is best to touch a grounded metal object such as a water pipe before installation to release the static electricity on your body.

2. fix the hard drive

Hard disk is a major source of heat in the case, the location of the installation of SATA hard disk, pay attention to the issue of heat dissipation. Its fixing method is no different from the PATA hard drive, as long as you find a free 3.5-inch drive bay, the hard drive can be fixed with screws.

3. Connect the data and power cables

There are two cable jacks on SATA hard drives, the 7-pin data cable jack, and the SATA-specific 15-pin power cable jack, both of which are flat in shape. The great thing about these flat jacks is that they have a dummy-proof design so that in non-violent situations, there will be no such phenomenon as insertion errors.

Here you just need to insert the SATA hard drive data cable and power cable into their respective positions.

Tip: Because SATA uses a point-to-point connection, each SATA interface can only be connected to one hard drive, so there is no need to set jumpers like PATA hard drives, the system will automatically set the SATA hard drive as the primary drive.

4. Connect to the motherboard

Next, connect the other end of the SATA hard drive cable to the interface marked "SATA1" on the motherboard (connect the power cable to the power supply to complete the hardware installation.