45L SATA ports and cables

[markcofano]

I have an HP 45L Omen Desktop (Intel).  I have already added one (1) Samsung 8TB SSD. So I now have the factory-supplied 2TB SSD and the Samsung 8TB SSD.

I would like to add more SATA drives (SSD and HD)

The 45L does not appear to come with more cables to support more drives (power and SATA).

Q1 - Can I add two 3.5 SATA drives? (bays are currently empty)

Q2 - Has anyone purchased additional cables?  Is there a correct type of SATA cable? (2.5 / 3x)

Q3 - How many open ports remain on the 45L Intel Mother Board

Q4 - Is it possible to have 3 SSDs and 2 HD in one system?

Thanks for any help / answers that can be provided.

[BeemerBiker]

There are several 45L Ullman motherboards some are AMD, others Intel.

This Intel board shows 4 SATA connectors and sockets for 2 M.2 type NVME drives.

 See if it matches yours.

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/379247iABAB98BE238B233A/image-size/large?v=v...

If your motherboard has eight SATA connectors, it is possible that adding a pair of NVME will cause two of the 8 SATA to be disabled.  This should not be a problem with a 4 SATA motherboard.

You can obtain both straight and right angle SATA cables and also low profile.  If you do not have enough power adapters then you can get a splitter or Y cable.

[markcofano]

This response is very helpful.  I have to power down today and see what type of motherboard is in the case.  Once I assess, I will order cables as necessary and install drives.

As a point of clarification, the two SSDs are 2 TB and 8 TB.

The 2 TB came with the computer.  My guess is that it is SATA.

I purchased the 8 TB from Amazon.   Samsung Q70.  It's a SATA (not NVME) drive.

I will post again. Thank you.