Connecting Samsung Pro 256GB SSD & HD253GI HDD to GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-ES2L with Limited PSU Sockets

Hello.

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My problem:

I purchased an SSD (Samsung Pro 256 GB). I have a HDD hard disk (Samsung HD253GI 250 GB). I have an old power supply: Spire Jewel EE-ATX-420W-C1-PFC. The SSD drive is connected via a SATA 2 cable. The GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-ES2L motherboard [rev. 1.0] does not have a SATA 3 socket, only SATA 2_0, SATA 2_1, SATA 2_2, SATA 2_3.

I would ask for advice on what to do, because in the power supply I have only one power socket for eg SSD or HDD. So I can connect either SSD to a desktop computer or HDD.

Question:

What to do to connect both disks (SSD and HDD)? The idea is that the SSD and HDD discs are visible at the same time through the system. Is it possible to combine these disks? For example, only SYSTEM will be installed on the SSD and there will be 3 partitions in total, and 1 data partition will be on the HDD. The only thing is that it would not be so that the SSD when it will work, for example, to connect a HDD drive, you need to disconnect the power and SATA 2 cable and connect it to the hard drive. Is it possible to do something here so that both disk and SSD and HDD work together at the same time at once? Can it not be done? My computer is older. I would like it would not be necessary to always disconnect the SSD drive to connect to the HDD. I have no idea where to get the power cable and where to plug it in, for example, my motherboard. Is it possible to combine SSD with HDD as I described? Is it feasible? The idea is to connect so as not to disconnect the cables every now and then just to operate both such disks or SSD with HDD.

Thank you in advance for any hints.

Greetings.

There should be two SATA from the power supply.
https://www.mygarage.ro/unboxing/160245-unboxing-sursa-spire-jewel-sp-atx-420w-c1-pfc.html

How not to buy molex> sata in a computer.

SSD plug in sata_0 port or set boot order with bios and then it will start with SSD and hdd will be an additional one working at the same time.

Hello

All you need is the "SATA power splitter" adapter, then the power will go from one cube to two drives.

A separate data cable is also required for each drive.

Each of the disks is connected to a separate sata socket on the motherboard.

greetings

enhanced wrote:

There should be two SATA from the power supply.
https://www.mygarage.ro/unboxing/160245-unboxing-sursa-spire-jewel-sp-atx-420w-c1-pfc.html

How not to buy molex> sata in a computer.

SSD plug in sata_0 port or set boot order with bios and then it will start with SSD and hdd will be an additional one working at the same time.

Are there any such adapters from MOLEX to SATA somewhere? I am referring to this entry as in the picture:



One power cord comes out of the power supply (black and matching the place in the picture). And the question arises just that I can connect the power cable from the power supply to either SSD or HDD here. Let's say I connect the power supply to the SSD and now what to buy to have such a cable with power to the HDD? Can you get any examples from the internet? How is it called such an adapter? Because there is a small input in the disks, for example, a SATA 2 cable (yes, you can give and SATA 3, but it will work like SATA 2 to 3.0 Gb / s, not to 6.0 Gb / s). And what is the name of this cable or socket for a flat power input in SSD or HDD? Is it simply called SATA? Do you like?
Added after 3 [minutes]:

icosie wrote:

Hello

All you need is the "SATA power splitter" adapter, then the power will go from one cube to two drives.

A separate data cable is also required for each drive.

Each of the disks is connected to a separate sata socket on the motherboard.

greetings

http://allegro.pl/aab-c24-rozdzielacz-zasilania-2-x-sata-i5716011607.html

Something like this? In my opinion, something like that would fit.

If there is a molex socket in the power supply, it will fit.

icosie wrote:

If there is a molex socket in the power supply, it will fit.

Yes, there is a MOLEX socket. One MOLEX is in the CD / DVD RW recorder, and the other one is free and I would here give such an adapter or such: http://allegro.pl/sxs5-rozdzielacz-zasilania-do-dysku-s-ata-1x-fv-i5279010152 .html and that's enough. Thank you very much for help. I hope that your advice will also be helpful to other people.

Greetings.

See if you can check any of these options: LINK .

icosie wrote:

See if you can check any of these options: LINK .

What is it needed for? What can he use?

There is a chance that the bios will not read the GPT partition, which makes the drive invisible. If there is an MBR then you will have to look from another side.

icosie wrote:

There is a chance that the bios will not read the GPT partition, which makes the drive invisible. If there is an MBR then you will have to look from another side.

Where should I look if I have an MBR or GPT partition? What do these shortcuts mean?

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icosie wrote:

There is a chance that the bios will not read the GPT partition, which makes the drive invisible. If there is an MBR then you will have to look from another side.

Only I have not yet connected the disks. I just do not have the connector I will buy. I hear first about MBR or GPT. It seems to me that I will simply connect everything and set up the order of the disks in the BIOS, and that's all. Will this MBR or GPT be needed for something? What will this give with SSD / HDD disks with a maximum capacity of 256 GB?

In the link that I gave you can check whether and what type of partition is created. If it is GPT it may not be compatible with the BIOS, which will not be visible.

icosie wrote:

In the link that I gave you can check whether and what type of partition is created. If it is GPT it may not be compatible with the BIOS, which will not be visible.

So according to your link I have the MBR as I expected.



What does it mean? Good or bad?
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I want to make only 3 partitions on SSD. 2 partitions for 2 Windows systems, respectively Windows XP Professional SP3 32 bit (partition 1 = 30 GB) and Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 bit (partition 2 = 50 GB) and the rest = approx. 40 GB for free data on SSD. And the HDD drive will be as a spare partition 4 with a capacity of about 238 GB (because that's how much disk data read from 250 GB). And so on a SATA 2 SSD drive works only about 100-120 MB / s faster than regular HDD. It is known, preferably SSD on a newer computer with SATA 3, but I am trying to rescue an old computer. In total, whether it will be TLC or MLC it will not matter. It's just a computer for browsing the internet, etc. That's why I'm even wondering about the other disc I chose, i.e. not the Samsung Pro 256 GB, but the plain ADATA 128 GB Ultimate SU800 in TLC. Because more than 220 MB / s in CrystalDiskMark does not achieve it, and yet in another program, AS SSD BENCHMARK is also not higher. SSD has about 210-220 MB / s of read and write sequential, and HDD has 80-97 MB / s for sequential reading (4K samples do not count here). That's how it looks for me.

In that case, it will work. If there is a problem, you will still have to play with the system botting table. But for now, do not worry about the store.

icosie wrote:

In that case, it will work. If there is a problem, you will still have to play with the system botting table. But for now, do not worry about the store.

This is about Easy BCD and determining the order of booting Windows systems (eg XP and Win7)? If so, then I have mastered it.

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Exactly with this program Easy BCD I associate the name MBR There is such an inscription when choosing "MBR"

Yes, easy bcd. As you know what and how, you can do it It's important to do it with a newer Windows.

You agree and install the first XP, then the stretcher and not the other way round, then you will not even need the Easy BCD. Otherwise the boot is only Windows 7. This can be fixed by tweaking the corresponding file from the Windows XP disc, but not everyone can do it.

So you know what's going on. In case of problems, I help as much as I can.

Thank you very much for your help and hints.