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Trying To Find A Motherboard Power Cable For Dell 3020 SFF (2 HDD, 1 CD Rom)
I have a Dell 3020 SFF. It only has 1 hard drive. I want to add a second so I ordered a PCIE 4 port sata but I noticed it also only has 1 power cable dedicated to the 1 HDD. I have a CD Rom drive also but it has its own sata connector. I have everything pulled out and access to the motherboard. I found the Dell proprietary 6 pin power cable (connected to the motherboard) and it goes to the 1 existing HDD and to the CD Rom drive. The CD Rom drive power connector is different than the HDD power connector btw. I found the exact replacement cable for the Dell 3020 SFF with the two power adapters and the Dell Proprietary 6 Pin Connector, but what I am trying to find, if it exists, is the 6 Pin power cable that goes to TWO hard drives AND a CD Rom Drive. So it will have TWO larger power connectors that connect to the hard drives and 1 smaller power connector that connects to the CD Rom Drive and the other end is a 6 Pin Dell Connector that plugs into the motherboard.
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Chino de Oro
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July 3rd, 2024 06:28
You can use a SATA power splitter cable, Dell part number 0N701D.
redxps630
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July 3rd, 2024 12:32
lol that was my initial reply yesterday which I gave credit to chino b/c that is chino’s fav Dell part. then I realized Dell is playing tricks here again. OP has Ins 3020 SFF, not 3020 Tower. 3020 SFF mobo has only two sata ports one for hdd one for odd, in contrast to 3020 tower mobo that has three sata ports. If OP wants to have three sata storage devices in 3020 SFF, it seems Dell only offers two ports. It is Dell’s cheaper edition of an already cheap entry line.
OP is wise to use a PCIE add in sata card in order to add additional sata port, and then chino’s reply is the solution I believe to have two hdd sata power connectors.
https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/inspiron-desktops/inspiron-3020-desktop-vs-inspiron-3020-small-desktop/65a3d97ef5f55c66d376390b
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July 3rd, 2024 02:13
Specs for Inspiron 3020 Small Desktop indicate it only supports one HDD and one optical drive (+ one NVME SSD). Specs for Inspiron 3020 Desktop (not the Small version) also say it only supports one HDD and one optical drive (+ one NVME SSD).
So the power cable you want may not be available from Dell, unless it's for some different PC model. Have you checked sites like moddiy.com to see if they have or can make a SATA power cable or a power cable splitter to suit your needs?
Would a NAS be a better/easier solution?
redxps630
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July 3rd, 2024 13:50
Note OP cannot use the Dell proprietary sata power cable from 3020 desktop (tower) b/c the tower motherboard uses a mini 8 pin sata power port. 3020 SFF (slim or “small desktop”) mobo as OP noted uses a mini 6 pin sata power port.
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July 4th, 2024 02:19
OP already said a PCIE 4 port SATA card was ordered, but still needs a way to power SATA drives plugged into that card. So that means making a splitter for Dell's custom SATA power cable. So probably would have to buy the Dell OEM power cable and DIY cannibalize it to make a splitter with the right power connectors.
Making this more complicated and less likely to be successful is the fact there's only one SATA HDD bay in this PC, so where will extra SATA HDD(s) be mounted, even if a splitter can be made? That's why I suggested a NAS.
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July 9th, 2024 20:47
I ended up getting the above items and they worked great. Thank you.