What kind of cables do I need for this drive?
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Jeffrey: 1st .. SAS drives do not come with USB cables. You do NOT use a USB interface with them. Your need a Raid or HBA controller. Many motherboards have on-board SATA raid controllers which are not designed for SAS drives. There are some "enterprise class" mobos with SAS controllers but they are very pricey. Most discreet Raid / HBA controllers (LSI / Adaptec are the best) use an 8087 internal host connector which branches out to (4) connectors on the hdd end. The hdd end connectors are dependent on whether your drives are internal / external. More info at: http://www.elpeus.com/categories/sas-mini-sas/external-sas-cables.html The biggest differences between SATA & SAS is that all SAS drives are enterprise class and designed for Raid whereas most SATA drives are not designed for Raid. SAS can read / write simultaneously and SATA can only do one or the other. For most SOHO applications the motherboard SATA raid will suffice. WD makes some very good enterprise class SATA NAS hdds. You will find better performance from SAS but the Raid controller / cables are not cheap. I hope this helped. Good Luck & have fun:) Oh, by the way, I'm still running my Seagate SAS drives with no problems. I'm a happy camper.
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Yes there is a cable it is approximately 9-12" and is a usb3 cable for the high speed interface. The drive will also work in other USB ports (1.1, 2) just not as fast
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When I bought the drive the cable came with it. It's a custom-fit cable with a usb on one end.
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It's been a long time. I think a cable came with my drive. I don't see why you could not use any USB cable. I switch them all the time.
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It is a standard SATA connector. I added an SSD to mine first thing. Warning: This will void the warranty.
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When you mount the drives in the trays and put the trays in, the drives will just slide into the SATA connectors. No cables needed.
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No. This cable requires your drive installed in a system running Windows. You need a USB to IDE/SATA adapter for that.
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If the drive is a standard sata it will not work. U will need a sata cable. This is a micro sata cable for 1.8 drives
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I dont recall what cables were included but I will add that I had to return my unit as it came WITHOUT a hard drive. Id purchase a different brand which includes the hard drive intact. This one requires you to install the hard drive yourself.
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It should have the cables in the packaging under the drive, both the special USB cable for the drive and a standard FireWire 800 cable.
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It comes with sata cables. I am not positive about this, but some research I read indicates that there is no performance difference between earlier sata cables and current sata cables.
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I used these - Mini SAS 4i Sff-8087 36p to 7p Sata Hdd Hard Drive Red Cable
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Like cables or screws? No, just the bare drive, but I was replacing a failed drive and just used all the old items.
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It should work perfectly, though I haven't tested it with this specific drive
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All that is in the box is the HDD enclosed in anti static wrapping. No cables or instructions, the drive requires formatting once installed inside your machine.
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YesThe cable you need is provided along with the Anker HD enclosure unit. Worked perfectly for me.You could still use the cable to connect the old SSD as an external drive, so it's not necessarily a one-time use.
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Any internal SATA drive will work fine. DVD or BLU-RAY. If you are using multiple drives, it's best to get the same brand and model for best results.