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clroberts · 11-25-2006, 10:02 PM

Depending on the case and where you place it will determine what type of mounting is required. If you place it in the 5.25 bays, you'll need a hard drive mounting kit. Sometimes you can get away with just mounting screws in the side of the HDD. Now, as far as cables, SATA has special connectors for power as well as a special Interface for the communication cable. I think that when I usually buy an OEM drive, all I get is the harddrive itself. You'll need the SATA cable and the power connector. Go to your local OEM dealer and they should have what you need.

11-25-2006, 10:02 PM	#2
clroberts Member (9 bit) Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 286	Depending on the case and where you place it will determine what type of mounting is required. If you place it in the 5.25 bays, you'll need a hard drive mounting kit. Sometimes you can get away with just mounting screws in the side of the HDD. Now, as far as cables, SATA has special connectors for power as well as a special Interface for the communication cable. I think that when I usually buy an OEM drive, all I get is the harddrive itself. You'll need the SATA cable and the power connector. Go to your local OEM dealer and they should have what you need.