OT - SATA Data Cable

[Wesley]

I've just spent the last two hours Googling for a SATA Data cable for a Dell computer but I cannot find the one I need. It's to connect a new hard drive to the motherboard on my PC.

It should be about 60 to 65 cm long with a right angle connector at one end and a straight connector at the other.

The right angle bit is very important because I have tried an ordinary straight to straight cable but I can't close the case of the PC using one of these.

These things *must* exist! Can anybody help?

I don't want a blue UV cable. These seem to be used for lighting up transparent PC cases. All I want is just a bog standard cable.

[Mike Barnes]

Wesley :

Would 90 cm be too long?

including delivery.

[Peter]

Like this?

[Bob Eager]

Well, I found one...but it's blue and probably UV. Apparently that won't work for you. You can't be that desperate!

[PeterC]

[Andrew Gabriel]

Loads at computer fairs, typically for around 50p, but sometimes less.

[Theo Markettos]

If your case isn't transparent, it doesn't matter if it's UV. If there's no UV light it won't glow. And UV cables don't cost any more than non-UV cables.

Just as an aside, there are right-angle SATA cables and there are left-angle ones (ie with the bend going the other way). R/A cables are ten a penny, L/As are much less common but they do exist.

Theo