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    Do new SATA drives come with cables?

    I need to get two extra SATA drives for storage to a server we use for back ups. I am going to get two Seagate 7750gb drives but i need to know if they come with the SATA cables or do i need to buy them separate?

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    Re: Do new SATA drives come with cables?

    > I need to get two extra SATA drives

    You'll need to buy SATA cables separately (I generally get mine off eBay). They're pretty much all the same, although I found our Dell server needed fancy right-angled connectors, the normal straight ones wouldn't fit.

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    Re: Do new SATA drives come with cables?

    If anyone wants some SATA cables I have a rather large bag of them... A reasonable contribution to charity would suffice if anyone is interested.

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    Re: Do new SATA drives come with cables?

    7.75TB drives = yum

    Buy them if you don't have a huge bag of them to hand!

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    Re: Do new SATA drives come with cables?

    Retail boxed drives may come with them, bare and OEM drives definately won't.

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    Re: Do new SATA drives come with cables?

    SATA cables arn't expensive any way i payed between £1 and £3 for mine a few months bk

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    Re: Do new SATA drives come with cables?

    If they don't, PM me i have loads. I could mail you them

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