- How to install SATA harddrive?
- Posted by Machine Messiah on May 17th, 2004
Newegg screwed up and sent me a SATA harddrive instead of the IDE drive
I asked for. (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...p?description=
22-135-106&depa=1, http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?
description=22-144-122&depa=1)
Anybody know a of a website that has a good installation tutorial for
this type of drive?
I wonder how much the darn cables will cost.
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- Posted by Cerridwen on May 17th, 2004
Machine Messiah wrote:
And do you have a motherboard that can handle S-ATA? If not, you'll need a
card.
- Posted by S.Heenan on May 17th, 2004
Machine Messiah wrote:
The cables are not very expensive. Your motherboard will need to support
SATA. If it doesn't, you will need a PCI SATA controller.
- Posted by DJS0302 on May 18th, 2004
Can't you send it back? I mean if you have a newer motherboard it may have the
SATA connectors but if it doesn't then why be forced to spend extra money to
fix someone elses mistake?
- Posted by Stacey on May 18th, 2004
Machine Messiah wrote:
I'd just send it back, they are easy to deal with and the return shipping
will be less than cables..
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- Posted by kony on May 18th, 2004
On Mon, 17 May 2004 22:25:54 -0400, Stacey <fotocord@yahoo.com> wrote:
They'll refund shipping for this.
- Posted by Stacey on May 19th, 2004
Trent© wrote:
I've never gotten cables with a drive, the cables ussually come with the
mobo.
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- Posted by Machine Messiah on May 19th, 2004
In article <c8bd74$4fa$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>, cerridwen@celticnet.com
says...
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- Posted by Machine Messiah on May 19th, 2004
In article <20040517214723.17796.00001478@mb-m18.aol.com>, djs0302
@aol.comnospam says...
faster and the mobo supports thems. I considered buying a sata drive but
decided I didn't feel like trying to figure out how install one and went
with the IDE. Then newegg sends a sata drive anyway >sigh< I also don't
feel like wasting my time and money to send the drive back to newegg.
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- Posted by Machine Messiah on May 19th, 2004
In article <optia0p2a2l406i257814d512qqd9h7f62@4ax.com>, spam@spam.com
says...
What about insuring it? If it arrives in back at newegg in 1000 pieces
I'm out about 70 bucks.
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- Posted by Machine Messiah on May 19th, 2004
In article <2gtaarF694tbU7@uni-berlin.de>, fotocord@yahoo.com says...
I have to take an extended lunch hour from work to send it UPS. This will
cost me money. I have to borrow my husband's car too. I find this all
very annoying.
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- Posted by Machine Messiah on May 19th, 2004
In article <0lala0p1mku2bc60kqt6q90lpgcf403b82@4ax.com>,
trentsauder@hotmail.com says...
OEM, no cables.
Even if the mobo supports 2 sata devices?
snip
I hadn't planned on buying a new hd. I put a 4 year old, 30 gig drive in
the new pc I built and it went belly up 2 weeks later.
Thanks.
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- Posted by Noozer on May 19th, 2004
"Machine Messiah" <Dustyguyz@waifisktiddlewk.com> wrote in message
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Contact NewEgg and let them know about the screwup. They might be nice and
send you a SATA cable for free instead of paying you to ship it back to
them - it was their mistake.
- Posted by kony on May 19th, 2004
On Wed, 19 May 2004 03:40:11 GMT, Machine Messiah
<Dustyguyz@waifisktiddlewk.com> wrote:
Pack according to shipper's guidelines, insurance for a $70 item is cheap
or free depending on shipper. Besides, what's it matter, you're
submitting shipping cost for a refund!
- Posted by kony on May 19th, 2004
On Wed, 19 May 2004 03:45:41 GMT, Machine Messiah
<Dustyguyz@waifisktiddlewk.com> wrote:
Ask them about a Fedex pickup, if they'll foot the bill or even send
pre-paid label.
- Posted by Stacey on May 19th, 2004
Machine Messiah wrote:
Don't bother. It takes 3 months before you can even file a claim and then
they'll just say you didn't package it good enough (been there..). OTOH
delivery confirmation is with the $0.45 it costs as it allows you to track
the package. Just box it up just like they sent it to you and it will be
fine.
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- Posted by David B. on May 20th, 2004
Everyone has failed to answer your actual question. The drive is so simple to install even an idiot could do it. Mount the drive in
the case (hardest part), connect the SATA cable, all done.
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