Does an optical drive come with cables?

[alvord]

Does an optical drive come with cables?

i didn't get any cables.. how do i connect my optical drive? my mobo only came with 1 cable and its npt for an optical drive

thanks

 

[cklaubur]

It depends on the drive. An OEM drive (either no packaging or in a plain white box) most likely won't have any cables. Retail drives will usually have a cable.

What drive did you get? Most optical drives use Serial ATA nowadays.

Casey

 

[bgunner]

very few times do Optical drives and HDDs/SSDs come with cables. they are cheap enough you can order them on line or even go to your computer store locally and buy them for around $5 USD or cheaper.

 

[SethJPC]

No the optical drive does not usually come with cables. If it is sata then you need to buy a sata data cable (link below). Your PSU should have a sata power cable to power it. If the optical drive is older and is IDE then your MOBO may not support it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Serial-Sata-Hard-Drive-Cable/dp/B002UUSX5C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396049784&sr=8-1&keywords=sata+cable

 

[sora]

very few times do Optical drives and HDDs/SSDs come with cables. they are cheap enough you can order them on line or even go to your computer store locally and buy them for around $5 USD or cheaper.

Not even $5... literally $2.

 

[vaethshuxun]

your computer store locally and buy them for around $5 USD or cheaper.