S Sakeri Baseband Member Messages 85 Sep 19, 2006 #1 So my parts should be here Thursday, and Friday at the latest, but yeah my HD and optical drive are oem and I'm not sure what else I need to buy to install em. I assume only a sata cable for the HD, but what about the optical?
So my parts should be here Thursday, and Friday at the latest, but yeah my HD and optical drive are oem and I'm not sure what else I need to buy to install em. I assume only a sata cable for the HD, but what about the optical?
Shumway Fully Optimized Messages 2,729 Location London - Ontario - Canada Sep 19, 2006 #2 For the optical drive you will probably just need an IDE cable,And for the HD you might also need a power cable if you PSU don't have any.
For the optical drive you will probably just need an IDE cable,And for the HD you might also need a power cable if you PSU don't have any.
b1gapl Mod Emeritus Messages 13,044 Location USA Sep 19, 2006 #3 Usually your motherboard comes with the IDE and SATA cables for HDs and opticals.
V Vybuni Daemon Poster Messages 1,486 Location N/A Sep 19, 2006 #4 The SATA cable for the hard drive and an IDE cable for the optical drives should come with your motherboard. That is all you need.
The SATA cable for the hard drive and an IDE cable for the optical drives should come with your motherboard. That is all you need.
lancec2c30 Future ex-member Messages 4,012 Location Chehalis, WA Sep 19, 2006 #5 ya cause when I got my mobo it came with 2 IDE cables, and 4 sata cables.