Shadow wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:19:40 -0400, Paul
wrote:

Well, perhaps I will try again and open up the 780
and take pictures of the end of the data cable to
show you but I obviously need two connectors not
just the one to make this work. Here's a overall
picture of the cables.

http://i66.tinypic.com/2rggqd1.jpg

Robert
Tinypic is throwing "error 503 Guru meditation" right now :-)
It's tipped over.

It's like the dialup modem era, all over again.

I can get the pic with wget, but not with my browser ...

He has 2 HD bays, with a 2 headed power cable (blue). So
there's power. One bay is occupied.
He only has two SATA data cables. One of which is on the HD,
one on the CD/DVD.
The motherboard only has 2 SATA slots(there's a ribbon there
that might be hiding something, I could be wrong). So unless he
unplugs that DVD and uses its data cable there is no way he can use 2
HDs. Buying a new data cable won't solve his problem.
[]'s

I see four SATAs here, and likely two are hidden
from your view.

https://img2.parts-people.com/products/C27VVa1.JPG

( https://www.parts-people.com/index.p...=item&id=21502 )

A cable with a straight end on that end, should work
with the vertical connector. While the drive end
could well be a "left-angle" connector.

Paul