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Adding a Hard Drive or another Optical Drive

Post Date: 2010-09-27
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    Posted: 27 Sep 2010 at 8:26pm
Hi All :)
 
Love my new PC but Here was my build shown below and wondered - it looks as if all my Sata's are spoken for ( 6 ) off the MB... but what if I want to add another Optical Drive - I have the power but where to pick off another Sata connection ? 
 
I see where 2 go to my existing drives(OS and Data) , 1 goes to front panel of the HAF X  case for outside access,  1 goes to the existing optical drive and 2 go to a small Board toward the front of the HAF x - for the Sata Docks -
 
Do I have to rob one of those Sata connectors that feed the 2  Sata Docks ?
Big%20Smile
 
Thanks Much folks
Ken
 
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified
Power Supply: 1200W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 Extreme Performance
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Posts: 733 		  Quote AndydViking Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 28 Sep 2010 at 3:07am
You might wanna look into internal sata card? I have not used any so i don't know any good ones to recommend.

I'd prolly just take one of the hot swap ports or esata one out and just use that. Though if you don't like that idea their are those cards I said about.
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