I need 3 to equal 4

Ross1 · Post by **Ross1** » Thu May 15, 2008 7:40 am

Okay, so I have a seasonic S12 500W power supply, and a antec P182.

now, the power supply has 3 sata connectors on each cable. The bottom HDD cage can hold 4 hard drives (i currently have 3 in there).

So if I were to put another hard drive in there, then I would either need to use the other sata cable (its already cramped down there, that middle fan often gets hit by cables already, and it seems a waste to need another cable for one extra hard drive in the same cage).

I dont really want to use the top HDD cage, firstly because i already took it out and stuck an intake fan there to improve airflow, and secondly i have a large graphics card where the PCI-e x6 connector at the end pretty much touches the hard drive).

one other option would be to buy a new power supply with 4 sata connectors on the same cable, but that seems an incredibly expensive waste of money when i already have a very good quiet PSU.

question is, can you guys think of a better solution to my predicament? i just thought a really long molex to sata adapter might work, but i will need to check to see if i have any molex connectors free.

jhhoffma · Post by **jhhoffma** » Thu May 15, 2008 8:32 am

What about this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6812198015

Seems to fit what you're looking for and you might get a little more clearance from the right angle connectors.

thejamppa · Post by **thejamppa** » Thu May 15, 2008 9:09 am

That or regular Molex to Sata Converter would be a helpful too..

Ross1 · Post by **Ross1** » Thu May 15, 2008 9:28 am

jhhoffma wrote:What about this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6812198015

Seems to fit what you're looking for and you might get a little more clearance from the right angle connectors.

that would hopefully work, would just need to find somewhere in the UK that sells one.

jhhoffma · Post by **jhhoffma** » Thu May 15, 2008 10:46 am

Options are limited in the UK, it appears. Your only other option is the standard molex to SATA splitter option.

blackworx · Post by **blackworx** » Fri May 16, 2008 5:04 am

If you're up for a bit of simple modding, you could get hold of an extra connector and add it to the original cable.

Here's a guide: http://www.gam.net.au/pcmods/satapower/1.html

You can either steal a 90Âº connector off another supply, or buy one. Trouble is the only source I know of for theser in the UK is kustompcs (http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_1950.html) but they're out of stock and have been for a while.