Question Does my HDD require a SATA DATA cable or power cable is enough for it to work?

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Good day, just a lame question, but I saw different answers to that for some reason, so wanted to clarify.


PC Specs:

Intel Core i7 13th Gen 13700KF (3.40GHz) / 32GB DDR5 / 2 TB PCIe SSD / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti / Windows 11 Pro 64-bit"

Current Storage: 2 TB M.2 NVMe SSD
PC: Chip: Intel Core i7 13th Gen 13700KF (3.40GHz)
RAM: 4x8 GB = 32GB DDR5 - ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 32GB DDR5 4800Mhz CL40 1.1V AX5U4800C408G-BB10
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI - https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z790-P-WIFI
PSU: Corsair 850W 80 Gold

I had no HDD at all in my PC just SSD, so I bought this one "Seagate BarraCuda ST3000DM008 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" but then I realized I dont seem to have a data cable for it (see the bottom screenshot). I conencted the data power cord from PSU to HDD and realized I dont have any other cable to connect to that little port next to the power port (bottom screenshot). Can somone please confirm if this now means I need to buy a separate data cable before I can even use the thing? Not sure why the drive didnt come with one if one had to be used, but i guess thats another story :( If i do need the cable can somone advise which one to even look for, im not even sure which one i'd need exactly.

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DRagor said:
Data cables come with motherboard. Usually 2 although higher end models could have 4. So check your motherboard box if there is any spare. Otherwise just search "SATA data cable" in your online shop.
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Tnx, is this what I'd need? This should be ok to use with ""Seagate BarraCuda ST3000DM008 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" ?



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fragment0 said:
Perfect, thank you.

Seeing no option to mark this as SOLVED, probably due to maintenance, but this can be treated as solved.
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USAF sig has a link on how to pick best answer now. it did move with the update :)

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it wasn't said but obviously the power connection comes from the power supply
 
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Math Geek said:
USAF sig has a link on how to pick best answer now. it did move with the update :)

Info - How to mark posts as Solved/Award Best Answer

If you are the starter of a thread, and wish to mark the post of the person who helped you the most as the best solution, here is how to do it: if you are on PC, there is a tick mark to the right of their post in the forums (see below) If you are on mobile, the tick appears below the posts...
forums.tomshardware.com forums.tomshardware.com

it wasn't said but obviously the power connection comes from the power supply
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Hey, oh, that's weird. I've just checked the link you shared and do see the tick mark on the screenshot the person shared, but I do not have that column on my screen where you could up/down vote along with the tick mark. Both are missing on my end, hmmm..... Not sure if it's just me...

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