On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 20:06:05 -0800, Joie
<Joie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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>Hi,
>
>I am using the SATA cables that came with the drive and enclosure and cannot
>get them to work. I don't know what kind of cables I need all I know is what
>I have doesn't work, and my pci card says nothing about needing to buy
>anything additional to attach my drive[/color]

Lets backtrack a bit.

1. Are both ends of the cable you got the exact same?
2. Can you plug either end into your drive or controller card?
3. Do you have any SATA ports on our motherboard?

When I was researching the topic before I bought several external SATA
drives myself awhile back I read a couple articles where some vendor
put the wrong cables in the box by mistake. So that could have
happened.

It sounds like they gave you INTERNAL SATA cables. The only real
difference you can see is the connector often has a little metal band
running across it while internals don't always. If you have both a
internal and a external in your hand you can see the external variety
has a slightly deeper opening in the connector shell which allows it
to be pushed onto a SATA port just a fraction of a inch further. They
aren't interchangable.

The reason I asked if you have any SATA ports build into your MB is if
you can get your cable pushed into those without forcing, then for
sure you don't have the right cable.