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Dell Optiplex GX270 IDE Cable Needed
I am trying to restore a Dell Optiplex GX270 small factor.
The motherboard has IDE1 and IDE2 connections. The former is unused, and the latter is connected to the CD drive. The power cables include a PATA (molex) connector, but no SATA. I have spare IDE hard drives, no SATA drives. I think I should be able to connect a IDE hard drive to the GX270 IDE1 - install an OS on it, and run the GX270 that way. Sound okay? (Please tell me if I can't) Anyway, I need a flat ribbon cable to connect an IDE hard drive to motherboard IDE1. I can't find one to buy. Anyone know where I might find one? Otherwise I will have to buy a SATA drive and a IDESATA power adapter. Just trying to go the cheapest route. Thanks for any advice or info. me |
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Dell Optiplex GX270 IDE Cable Needed
On 7/4/2013 2:24 PM, wrote:
I am trying to restore a Dell Optiplex GX270 small factor. The motherboard has IDE1 and IDE2 connections. The former is unused, and the latter is connected to the CD drive. The power cables include a PATA (molex) connector, but no SATA. I have spare IDE hard drives, no SATA drives. I think I should be able to connect a IDE hard drive to the GX270 IDE1 - install an OS on it, and run the GX270 that way. Sound okay? (Please tell me if I can't) Anyway, I need a flat ribbon cable to connect an IDE hard drive to motherboard IDE1. I can't find one to buy. Anyone know where I might find one? Otherwise I will have to buy a SATA drive and a IDESATA power adapter. Just trying to go the cheapest route. Thanks for any advice or info. me Try B&H they sell them http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=REG&A=details |
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Dell Optiplex GX270 IDE Cable Needed
On 7/4/2013 2:24 PM, wrote:
I am trying to restore a Dell Optiplex GX270 small factor. The motherboard has IDE1 and IDE2 connections. The former is unused, and the latter is connected to the CD drive. The power cables include a PATA (molex) connector, but no SATA. I have spare IDE hard drives, no SATA drives. I think I should be able to connect a IDE hard drive to the GX270 IDE1 - install an OS on it, and run the GX270 that way. Sound okay? (Please tell me if I can't) Anyway, I need a flat ribbon cable to connect an IDE hard drive to motherboard IDE1. I can't find one to buy. Anyone know where I might find one? Otherwise I will have to buy a SATA drive and a IDESATA power adapter. Just trying to go the cheapest route. Thanks for any advice or info. me This one is even better http://www.techxtend.com/PPI_US/Prod...FVIV7AodZ20AhA |
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Dell Optiplex GX270 IDE Cable Needed
On Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:39:01 -0400, Pen wrote:
Try B&H they sell them http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=REG&A=details Boy I am not familiar with the Aleratec Inc 1:1 HDD PortaCruiser. I don't know if the cable ends are compatible with the IDE connections on the Optiplex mobo. Thanks for response. me |
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Dell Optiplex GX270 IDE Cable Needed
On 7/4/2013 2:24 PM, wrote:
I am trying to restore a Dell Optiplex GX270 small factor. The motherboard has IDE1 and IDE2 connections. The former is unused, and the latter is connected to the CD drive. The power cables include a PATA (molex) connector, but no SATA. I have spare IDE hard drives, no SATA drives. I think I should be able to connect a IDE hard drive to the GX270 IDE1 - install an OS on it, and run the GX270 that way. Sound okay? (Please tell me if I can't) Anyway, I need a flat ribbon cable to connect an IDE hard drive to motherboard IDE1. I can't find one to buy. Anyone know where I might find one? Otherwise I will have to buy a SATA drive and a IDESATA power adapter. Just trying to go the cheapest route. Thanks for any advice or info. me Available through Amazon.com for anything from $0.69 and up (just search for "IDE CABLE") but I would think that any computer junk shop would have them by the bushel and would be glad to get rid of them cheap. http://www.amazon.com/40-Pin-Interna...ords=ide+cable |
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Dell Optiplex GX270 IDE Cable Needed
On Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:42:24 -0400, Pen wrote:
This one is even better http://www.techxtend.com/PPI_US/Prod...FVIV7AodZ20AhA I'll have to somehow check closer to be sure I can connect the cable's end to the Optiplex mobo. I am assuming that I can ignore the controller card connector. What do you think? Just out of curiosity, how would this Tripp Lite cable connect up to a normal desktop mobo that has a IDE controller card plugged into a mobo's PCI slot? Seems like the cable has an extra connector (to me). I ask out of ignorance, so be gentle. Thanks for response. me |
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Dell Optiplex GX270 IDE Cable Needed
On Thu, 04 Jul 2013 15:34:33 -0400, John McGaw
wrote: Available through Amazon.com for anything from $0.69 and up (just search for "IDE CABLE") but I would think that any computer junk shop would have them by the bushel and would be glad to get rid of them cheap. http://www.amazon.com/40-Pin-Interna...ords=ide+cable Hmmm. I didn't think the Optiplex cable had the same ends as an ordinary IDE cable, of which I have many. Shows how dumb I am. I'll take a look at that possibility. Would be nice if it works. Thanks me |
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Dell Optiplex GX270 IDE Cable Needed
On 7/4/2013 4:10 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 04 Jul 2013 15:34:33 -0400, John McGaw wrote: Available through Amazon.com for anything from $0.69 and up (just search for "IDE CABLE") but I would think that any computer junk shop would have them by the bushel and would be glad to get rid of them cheap. http://www.amazon.com/40-Pin-Interna...ords=ide+cable Hmmm. I didn't think the Optiplex cable had the same ends as an ordinary IDE cable, of which I have many. Shows how dumb I am. I'll take a look at that possibility. Would be nice if it works. Thanks me The Optiplex uses a standard IDE cable. The normal ones have 3 connectors for the 2 drives allowed by the interface. You can use a 2 connector one if you have no interest in a second drive or just put the CD on the 2nd one. |
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Dell Optiplex GX270 IDE Cable Needed
On 04/07/13 21:27, Pen wrote:
The Optiplex uses a standard IDE cable. The normal ones have 3 connectors for the 2 drives allowed by the interface. You can use a 2 connector one if you have no interest in a second drive or just put the CD on the 2nd one. It's not recommended to put a CD drive on the same IDE cable as a hard drive, the hard drive speed will slow down a LOT. Use that only if desperate. |
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Dell Optiplex GX270 IDE Cable Needed
On Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:24:24 -0400, wrote:
Anyway, I need a flat ribbon cable to connect an IDE hard drive to motherboard IDE1. I can't find one to buy. Anyone know where I might find one? Otherwise I will have to buy a SATA drive and a IDESATA power adapter. Just trying to go the cheapest route. Wherever you buy it from, make sure it's an 80 wire cable. They still only have 40 pins on each end, but have extra ground wires, to reduce "cross-talk", between the wires. Regards, Dave Hodgins -- Change nomail.afraid.org to ody.ca to reply by email. (nomail.afraid.org has been set up specifically for use in usenet. Feel free to use it yourself.) |
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