Question Can someone help me determine what drives I need?

[engineertech1]

Apologies for the delay

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ru2LYEgRLLugxsgKMz9YLIWAcM-x6gkM/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8tfAJZUG2HTEr64-SyEVEI2bG0_l0-R/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nj3aPd3RF_dnOKLfVay_9Gd9cy12LwKO/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16SIl2DkNi_iFSzo96stufalYdkPUlTvL/view?usp=drivesdk

 

[engineertech1]

How much did you pay for this thing?

What do you propose to use it for?

A little over $250, incl shipping & tax.
I thought the case & power supply could at least be utilized.

Just needed a pc at a low price, and I had a rack.

 

[engineertech1]

Here’s a link to a flyer for the drive, I think

DX115

Do I need to have a key?

Any SSD alternatives?

 

[USAFRet]

Right.
That drive bay looks to be connected to the motherboard via standard SATA data/power.

Remove the front facing hotswap bays, and see what is left.

 

[engineertech1]

Right.
That drive bay looks to be connected to the motherboard via standard SATA data/power.

Remove the front facing hotswap bays, and see what is left.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y-wIsA5K4Luz6o7GIQGbarobjwaXmTuL/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xFcLCTeXx4a3Q0BsjwGoK8Y0ALFN87Jh/view?usp=drivesdk

 

[USAFRet]

Again, not public

 

[engineertech1]

Again, not public

I apologize sir.
I believe it is correct now.

 

[USAFRet]

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I apologize sir.
I believe it is correct now.

500GB WD Velociraptor.
https://www.newegg.com/western-digital-wd-velociraptor-wd5000hhtz-500gb/p/N82E16822236244

Expensive, and slower than a standard SATA III SSD.

But, it appears to connect to the motherboard via regular SATA connections.
So a SATA III SSD would work. Just have to figure out what actual mount is needed.
(or, velcro)

 

[engineertech1]

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500GB WD Velociraptor.
https://www.newegg.com/western-digital-wd-velociraptor-wd5000hhtz-500gb/p/N82E16822236244

Expensive, and slower than a standard SATA III SSD.

But, it appears to connect to the motherboard via regular SATA connections.
So a SATA III SSD would work. Just have to figure out what actual mount is needed.
(or, velcro)

So, replace that remaining drive with an SSD after finding a mount, and install the OS?

Or could a new OS be installed on that drive?

Sorry for the simple questions.

 

[USAFRet]

So, replace that remaining drive with an SSD after finding a mount, and install the OS?

Or could a new OS be installed on that drive?

Sorry for the simple questions.

Yeah, you could install the OS on that 500GB Raptor.

Actually, thats not a bad way forward, to verify all of the rest of it works, for little or no extra money.

 

[Paperdoc]

As others have said, remove both of those open-slot mounting systems from the case, and possibly the cables that connect them to mobo ports. You want to mount in those slots, instead, an SSD or possibly a SATA HDD. For that you need a simple adapter that fits into those standard 5¼" case slots to provide a way to mount a standard storage drive. Since you do not need access to a front slot (like a floppy or DVD drive), get one or two of something like this

https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Flop...sprefix=5¼"+adapter+for+drive,aps,106&sr=8-11

Behind its closed front you can mount any size of current storage drive. NOTE that you will have to use SATA connections for both power and data to your new drives mounted in these adapters, so you must check whether you have empty unused SATA power connectors from the PSU and unused SATA data ports on the mobo. The mobo specs say it has 6 such ports in total. For power, if necessary, you can get splitters to create extra SATA power outputs from one such OR from a 4-pin Molex output from the PSU. For data you'll need standard SATA data cables from mobo ports to drives.

NOTE that the SSD you get MUST be of the SATA interface type, not the m2 type. The mobo SATA ports are stated to be 3 Gb/s, aka SATA II, so that's fast enough for SATA-interface SSD's.