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Well, I own an old SAMSUNG Spinpoint M Series HM120JI 120GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 2.5" Notebook HD that I would like to install in my PC to get some extra storage, the problem is that I don’t know what cables I should use as the hard drive does not support SATA power nor SATA. Worth mentioning is that I got this HDD from an old laptop. Thanks for reading this question and I would be grateful if someone managed to answer this question for me. P.S. Forgive me for my bad english as this is not my first language!! !! !! !! Update (10/20/2018)
The pins look like this, did you mean that I should use a regular SATA/SATA power cord? I tried that and the connectors are different as you can see in the pictures. Update (10/20/2018)
is this enough or do i have to take it one step further?
Does the drive have pins like this?
IDE/PATA interface OR
SATA interface
HI: Your drive, the old one is a SATA drive if it is the one you wrote the information off. In any newer desktop computer you will have extra ports and should have a power connector that will fit this old hard drive, You need to get a SATA cable for the communication port, (the smaller set of connectors on the drive) and use one of your extra SATA ports on the motherboard. It is a small 2.5 inch drive so you will have to use a method of holding the drive in your desktop. I have wrapped them with cardboard and wedged in a 3.5 inch slot, some well placed tape and away you go, The bios should recognize the old drive and away you go. Good luck Alton
Your power supply should have a cable that can fit the HDD’s power connector and you will need a SATA2 cable for data, hope it helped!
