What Cable for my Samsung 840 EVO?

[Guest]

I bought the Samsung 840 EVO SSD but it came with nothing but the SSD and a CD. It says you need a SSD to USB adapter things and I need a cable to connect it to the motherboard. What kind of cable do I need.

 

[Paul NZ]

SATA cable its a SATA hdd. If you want to put it inside a case

 

[Suztera]

You just use a SATA 3 cable and you need one SATA power cable from your PSU.
The SATA 3 cable should be supplied with your motherboard as they give you as much as the motherboard can support normally.

 

[USAFRet]

The USB adapter thing is only if you want to migrate the stuff from the old drive to the new SSD> If you're not doing that, ignore.

You just need a regular SATA data cable.

 

[Guest]

I just want to put the OS on the SSD. The problem is that I have a pre-built system and the OS is on a HDD. They did give me a windows 7 disk but I don't know if it is the OS install disk.

 

[Guest]

They also didn't give me the extra Sata Cables. I have an ASUS Z87-C.

 

[USAFRet]

You can buy SATA data cables anywhere. Amazon, monoprice.com, Newegg.

Now....as to the new SSD:
What size is it?
What size is the old drive and how space is used on it?

I always recommend a clean install on a new SSD. Far, far fewer problems.

 

[Guest]

The SSD size is 250gb. My current HDD setup is unknown to me. I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to storage. Is there a way to find out?

 

[Paul NZ]

Look in the BIOS or windows

 

[Guest]

Could someone copy a link of the cable and a drive bay converter for the SSD?

 

[Paul NZ]

Type sata cable in Google and ssd drive bay converter in Google

 

[kenrivers]

The SSD size is 250gb. My current HDD setup is unknown to me. I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to storage. Is there a way to find out?

One way to find out the size of the HDD is to open Windows Explorer, right click on the drive and then click on Properties. You will then be able to see the capacity of the drive.

Another way is to click on Start, type diskmgmt.msc in the search box and press Enter. You will be able to see the drive's capacity in Disk Management.

 

[kenrivers]

Could someone copy a link of the cable and a drive bay converter for the SSD?

18" SATA Serial ATA cable

Mounting bracket
Another mounting bracket

 

[Guest]

Now I am noticing different speed for different cables. What speed do I need so I don't bottleneck the SSD.

 

[USAFRet]

Now I am noticing different speed for different cables. What speed do I need so I don't bottleneck the SSD.

What specifically is showing you different speeds for different cables?

 

[Guest]

It will say 6Gbps or 1.5 Gbps.

 

[Guest]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123282

 

[USAFRet]

It will say 6Gbps or 1.5 Gbps.

SATA I - 1.5Gbps
SATA II - 3Gbps
SATA III - 6Gbps

That is the interface.
The actual SATA cable does not matter. Wire is wire.

 

[Guest]

So anyone of those will work then?

 

[USAFRet]

So anyone of those will work then?

Yes.

 

[Guest]

http://www.amazon.com/OKGEAR-SUPER-OK18A3RK12-round-straight/dp/B00305N47S/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2F13KK758WMXQ

I am purchasing this cable.

 

[USAFRet]

http://www.amazon.com/OKGEAR-SUPER-OK18A3RK12-round-straight/dp/B00305N47S/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2F13KK758WMXQ

I am purchasing this cable.

Sure.