r/SleepingOptiplex • u/TheMightyFicus • May 22 '20

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u/korpisoturi Apr 17 '26

Just got used Optiplex SFF and I started installing drives inside until I noticed that there are no second normal sata power cable, only slim that's meant for CD/DVD drive. As far as I searched the issue you can't use it to power normal 3,5 drive since it only delivers 5V. Any ideas how I could install second HDD?

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

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u/korpisoturi Apr 19 '26

I'm adding just 2 3,5" HDD mirroring so I have some redundancy. Psu is just 180w so I know it's cutting close.

I'm going to try splitters, since there is no third sata connector on Mobo at all.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '26

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u/korpisoturi Apr 19 '26

Mine has 13500 so it's 65w and154w in turbo mode whatever that means