Adding internal sata hard drive help!!

Scorpionsteve

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Hey ppl!
Appreciate all help and tips offered
I'm Steve and new to real know how of PC systems. I do know a fair bit and good with installations etc etc so I really don't mind being treated as a newbie but an absolute Virgin Mary.

Now the question is...
I have an external hard drive/media player of which I have taken apart and removed the hard drive from within and connected into my PC in place of my DVD drive.

This is all working absolutely fine but I have no SATA data ports left on my mother board to reconnect my DVD drive.

Can I buy a splitter and extra cable? Will it work as normal with this hard drive and original DVD drive?

Also I have removed another DVD drive from an old PC of which I would like to install and run along side both hard drives and resident DVD drive. This connection is a conventional/old skool ribbon connection. I am happy that it can be connected with data and power easily but the problem I face is will it run along side everything else? Would I need some sort of software where I can run both DVD drives at once?

Thanks ppl and I look forward to getting these problems solved and I apologise about the essay you have just read!
Steve
 

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Hey ppl!
Appreciate all help and tips offered
I'm Steve and new to real know how of PC systems. I do know a fair bit and good with installations etc etc so I really don't mind being treated as a newbie but an absolute Virgin Mary.

Now the question is...
I have an external hard drive/media player of which I have taken apart and removed the hard drive from within and connected into my PC in place of my DVD drive.

This is all working absolutely fine but I have no SATA data ports left on my mother board to reconnect my DVD drive.

Can I buy a splitter and extra cable? Will it work as normal with this hard drive and original DVD drive?

Also I have removed another DVD drive from an old PC of which I would like to install and run along side both hard drives and resident DVD drive. This connection is a conventional/old skool ribbon connection. I am happy that it can be connected with data and power easily but the problem I face is will it run along side everything else? Would I need some sort of software where I can run both DVD drives at once?

Thanks ppl and I look forward to getting these problems solved and I apologise about the essay you have just read!
Steve


Steve one way you could get around that would be to buy an external enclosure. It would use USB instead


Ken J+
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
Hello Scorpionsteve,
You could try a Sata card if you have a spare slot on the MB.

sata card - Google Product Search

Hope this helps, let us know how it goes, good luck.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
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    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
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