How to get another power connector for my 2nd hard drive?

I tried sending gif attachments of the connectors, but the message would not
go through. So I have to try to describe what I need.

I do not have enough power connectors left to connect to my second hard
drive I am installing. I do have one connector that looks 2 rows with 6 big
holes on top and 6 small holes on bottom.

But I need another connector that has just 4 holes. Is there some adapter I
can get to attach to the big one that has 12 holes in it so I can then
connect one with 4 holes to the hard drive?

Basically, what I need is another connector from my powersupply to give
power to another hard drive. I have an ATA100 pci card coming so I will have
the second hard drive on its one channel, but some power would be nice too.

Also, could you tell me the proper terms for these things so I don't sound
so stupid?

Thanks!

Is there some place online for free where I can upload pics of these
connectors to show you guys what I am talking about?

Thanks!

You will go ask for a Y-connector. It plugs into a connector that would
go to the drive and splits it into two of the same so that you may
connect 2 drives into 1 powersupply pigtail.

John Wilson wrote:

> I tried sending gif attachments of the connectors, but the message would not
> go through. So I have to try to describe what I need.
>
> I do not have enough power connectors left to connect to my second hard
> drive I am installing. I do have one connector that looks 2 rows with 6 big
> holes on top and 6 small holes on bottom.
>
> But I need another connector that has just 4 holes. Is there some adapter I
> can get to attach to the big one that has 12 holes in it so I can then
> connect one with 4 holes to the hard drive?
>
> Basically, what I need is another connector from my powersupply to give
> power to another hard drive. I have an ATA100 pci card coming so I will have
> the second hard drive on its one channel, but some power would be nice too.
>
> Also, could you tell me the proper terms for these things so I don't sound
> so stupid?
>
> Thanks!
>
>

I hooked the Y-Connector up the only way I possibly could to get power to
the second hard drive. The thing started making a loud humming noise on
boot up, so I had to disconnect and put it back the way it was.

Any ideas?


"John Wilson" <NotMe@invalid.aol.com> wrote in message
news:eUekgxP9FHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I tried sending gif attachments of the connectors, but the message would
>not go through. So I have to try to describe what I need.
>
> I do not have enough power connectors left to connect to my second hard
> drive I am installing. I do have one connector that looks 2 rows with 6
> big holes on top and 6 small holes on bottom.
>
> But I need another connector that has just 4 holes. Is there some adapter
> I can get to attach to the big one that has 12 holes in it so I can then
> connect one with 4 holes to the hard drive?
>
> Basically, what I need is another connector from my powersupply to give
> power to another hard drive. I have an ATA100 pci card coming so I will
> have the second hard drive on its one channel, but some power would be
> nice too.
>
> Also, could you tell me the proper terms for these things so I don't sound
> so stupid?
>
> Thanks!
>

You can't plug one of them in wrong without really working at it. If the
PS can't supply enough watts to start everything up, you could have a
problem. If the "new" drive is defective and that is what the humming
was, you know where the problem is.

John Wilson wrote:

> I hooked the Y-Connector up the only way I possibly could to get power to
> the second hard drive. The thing started making a loud humming noise on
> boot up, so I had to disconnect and put it back the way it was.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
> "John Wilson" <NotMe@invalid.aol.com> wrote in message
> news:eUekgxP9FHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
>>I tried sending gif attachments of the connectors, but the message would
>>not go through. So I have to try to describe what I need.
>>
>>I do not have enough power connectors left to connect to my second hard
>>drive I am installing. I do have one connector that looks 2 rows with 6
>>big holes on top and 6 small holes on bottom.
>>
>>But I need another connector that has just 4 holes. Is there some adapter
>>I can get to attach to the big one that has 12 holes in it so I can then
>>connect one with 4 holes to the hard drive?
>>
>>Basically, what I need is another connector from my powersupply to give
>>power to another hard drive. I have an ATA100 pci card coming so I will
>>have the second hard drive on its one channel, but some power would be
>>nice too.
>>
>>Also, could you tell me the proper terms for these things so I don't sound
>>so stupid?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>
>
>

"John Wilson" <NotMe@invalid.aol.com> wrote in message news:OAXUVzP9FHA.2640@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Is there some place online for free where I can upload pics of these connectors to show you guys what I am talking about?

Sure. http://tinypic.com

--PA

No, it is not the hard drive, and I was thinking it was the powersupply.
What is the power switch on the back of my computer that can be set for
110volts or 220 volts do? Right now it is set at 110 volts. It is actually
on the outside of the computer on the backside.

Thank you!


"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OwhROvS9FHA.1844@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> You can't plug one of them in wrong without really working at it. If the
> PS can't supply enough watts to start everything up, you could have a
> problem. If the "new" drive is defective and that is what the humming was,
> you know where the problem is.
>
> John Wilson wrote:
>
>> I hooked the Y-Connector up the only way I possibly could to get power to
>> the second hard drive. The thing started making a loud humming noise on
>> boot up, so I had to disconnect and put it back the way it was.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>>
>> "John Wilson" <NotMe@invalid.aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:eUekgxP9FHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>I tried sending gif attachments of the connectors, but the message would
>>>not go through. So I have to try to describe what I need.
>>>
>>>I do not have enough power connectors left to connect to my second hard
>>>drive I am installing. I do have one connector that looks 2 rows with 6
>>>big holes on top and 6 small holes on bottom.
>>>
>>>But I need another connector that has just 4 holes. Is there some adapter
>>>I can get to attach to the big one that has 12 holes in it so I can then
>>>connect one with 4 holes to the hard drive?
>>>
>>>Basically, what I need is another connector from my powersupply to give
>>>power to another hard drive. I have an ATA100 pci card coming so I will
>>>have the second hard drive on its one channel, but some power would be
>>>nice too.
>>>
>>>Also, could you tell me the proper terms for these things so I don't
>>>sound so stupid?
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>

can you try plugging in the 2nd hard drive only and see if the hum is still
there. it wont boot or anything but just to check the hum you mentioned.

"John Wilson" <NotMe@invalid.aol.com> wrote in message
news:euQ7KwT9FHA.340@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> No, it is not the hard drive, and I was thinking it was the powersupply.
> What is the power switch on the back of my computer that can be set for
> 110volts or 220 volts do? Right now it is set at 110 volts. It is actually
> on the outside of the computer on the backside.
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OwhROvS9FHA.1844@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> You can't plug one of them in wrong without really working at it. If the
>> PS can't supply enough watts to start everything up, you could have a
>> problem. If the "new" drive is defective and that is what the humming
>> was, you know where the problem is.
>>
>> John Wilson wrote:
>>
>>> I hooked the Y-Connector up the only way I possibly could to get power
>>> to the second hard drive. The thing started making a loud humming noise
>>> on boot up, so I had to disconnect and put it back the way it was.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>>
>>> "John Wilson" <NotMe@invalid.aol.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eUekgxP9FHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>I tried sending gif attachments of the connectors, but the message would
>>>>not go through. So I have to try to describe what I need.
>>>>
>>>>I do not have enough power connectors left to connect to my second hard
>>>>drive I am installing. I do have one connector that looks 2 rows with 6
>>>>big holes on top and 6 small holes on bottom.
>>>>
>>>>But I need another connector that has just 4 holes. Is there some
>>>>adapter I can get to attach to the big one that has 12 holes in it so I
>>>>can then connect one with 4 holes to the hard drive?
>>>>
>>>>Basically, what I need is another connector from my powersupply to give
>>>>power to another hard drive. I have an ATA100 pci card coming so I will
>>>>have the second hard drive on its one channel, but some power would be
>>>>nice too.
>>>>
>>>>Also, could you tell me the proper terms for these things so I don't
>>>>sound so stupid?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

You don't want to touch that switch, period...It is obviously set properly at
110v for your household current, ie from the wall plug.. The Y connector is
not really the right solution because the HD needs a pure 12v trunk feed,
w/one molex connector for IDE drives or one SATA 4pin connector per SATA
drive.. 12v divided by 2 drives equals 6v each or so, use the Y connector or
a double molex trunk feed on lower voltage hardware, like fans or lights..
A new PSU might have more to offer, read the specs...
http://www.antec.com/us/pro_powerSupply.html
See the link below to calculate your PSU wattages for your system..
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_sup....php?cmd=INTEL
j;-j


"John Wilson" wrote:

> No, it is not the hard drive, and I was thinking it was the powersupply.
> What is the power switch on the back of my computer that can be set for
> 110volts or 220 volts do? Right now it is set at 110 volts. It is actually
> on the outside of the computer on the backside.
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OwhROvS9FHA.1844@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > You can't plug one of them in wrong without really working at it. If the
> > PS can't supply enough watts to start everything up, you could have a
> > problem. If the "new" drive is defective and that is what the humming was,
> > you know where the problem is.
> >
> > John Wilson wrote:
> >
> >> I hooked the Y-Connector up the only way I possibly could to get power to
> >> the second hard drive. The thing started making a loud humming noise on
> >> boot up, so I had to disconnect and put it back the way it was.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >>
> >> "John Wilson" <NotMe@invalid.aol.com> wrote in message
> >> news:eUekgxP9FHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >>>I tried sending gif attachments of the connectors, but the message would
> >>>not go through. So I have to try to describe what I need.
> >>>
> >>>I do not have enough power connectors left to connect to my second hard
> >>>drive I am installing. I do have one connector that looks 2 rows with 6
> >>>big holes on top and 6 small holes on bottom.
> >>>
> >>>But I need another connector that has just 4 holes. Is there some adapter
> >>>I can get to attach to the big one that has 12 holes in it so I can then
> >>>connect one with 4 holes to the hard drive?
> >>>
> >>>Basically, what I need is another connector from my powersupply to give
> >>>power to another hard drive. I have an ATA100 pci card coming so I will
> >>>have the second hard drive on its one channel, but some power would be
> >>>nice too.
> >>>
> >>>Also, could you tell me the proper terms for these things so I don't
> >>>sound so stupid?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks!
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>

NobodyMan wrote.........

.......And this has what to do with WinXP?

.......Ask in a hardware group.



I'm pretty sure this is the hardware group, at least it's titled
microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware