Installing 2nd internal hard drive

[steelrzfan4life]

I have a HP Pavilion a6750y, with one internal hard drive and a LightScribe DVD Super Multi Drive.  The system is running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, with 8 Gig RAM.

I am installing a 2nd internal hard drive....  hopefully.

The original hard drive is going to SATA1 on the mother board.

The DVD drive is going to SATA2 on the mother board.

So, obviously, I chose SATA3 on the mother board to plug in my purchased SATA cable, and plugged that into the 2nd hard drive.  So far, so good.  Now the problem...

I did not realize that SATA drives have a different power connector than the old drives.  So, one SATA power connector goes to the original drive, and the other to the DVD drive.  There is no third one.

All of the other power connectors are the old 4 hole white plastic ones.  And there is like 5 of them. 

Am I screwed?!?!?!  How do I get another SATA power connector?  Are there adapters that connect to the old white ones maybe?

Or do I have to buy an entirely new power supply with 3 SATA connectors on it?

Thanks for our help.

-- Mike

[DavidPK · Accepted solution]

Hi Mike,

All you need is an adapter such as the one on the link below.

http://www.amazon.com/Connectland-CL-CAB40021-Molex-Power-Cable/dp/B003L5D0OE/ref=pd_cp_e_0

Regards,

DP-K

[steelrzfan4life]

Thanks David!!!  You are a rockstar!!!!

[DavidPK]

Hi Mike,

You're welcome

All the best,

DP-K

[ben1818]

i am installing a 2nd internal hard drive in a NEW pavillion P-71118 and I want to know, if the computer has an available power cord for the 2nd drive? If not, what are my options?

Also, can the operating system on the 1st drive be used on the second drive as well? Ben