TC-895 Power Cable type from Motherboard to 2nd SATA HDD

Fireci
Fireci Member Posts: 2 New User
in Aspire and Veriton Desktops
Hi.  I want to add a second HDD to my TC-895.  There is a spare SATA port and I happen to have an extra cable, but for power, it looks like thr stock HDD AND DVD Drive draw their power from a port on thr motherboard.   There is a spare slot for me to plug in another cable but I've never seen that 6 Inline Pin cable to SATA power port.

What cable type do I need?  Thx

Answers

  • brummyfan2
    brummyfan2 ACE Posts: 28,467 Trailblazer
    Hi,
    The part number for the cable is 50.VQED3.001
    You have to search online for the part or contact Acer support centre in your region to find a retailer near you, they may be able to help you.
    Examples:https://www.mk-electronic.de/eng/items/show/50.VQED3.001
    https://www.zandparts.com/en/Acer-50.VQED3.001
    https://www.ipc-computer.eu/notebook-spareparts/cable/-50.vqed3.001

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  • ttttt
    ttttt Member Posts: 1,947 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    Dear Fireci,

    Is there any other power connector from the power supply? If there is a D-shape (Molex) connector, you can buy a molex to SATA connector to do it.
    Maybe for some models, cable management is so good that the other power connector wires are well hidden from view and you have to pull it out.

    Try take a closer look.  The appearance  of your TC-895 is just like my TC-885. I have such a hard time pulling the extra power wires from the front panel area.
  • ttttt
    ttttt Member Posts: 1,947 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    If you still cannot solve the problem, how about take some picture of the interior, particularly close to the front panel and close to the left side edge of the PC and attach the pictures here?
  • Fireci
    Fireci Member Posts: 2 New User
    The power supply cables are all the PCIe 6 pin plugs.  I'm used to my power supplies having the SATA power plugs attached to it. 

    Here's a pic of the port on the motherboard for the power cable to feed the second HDD:
  • ttttt
    ttttt Member Posts: 1,947 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    I just checked my TC-885 motherboard and found out there is no six pin connectors like what is shown in the picture. Can you show another picture like six to eight inches closer to the power supply. I still think there must be some extra connectors. If not, then try to find if there are some 6-pin to SATA power connectors from Amazon.
  • CornChowder
    CornChowder Member Posts: 22 Troubleshooter
    Fireci said:
    The power supply cables are all the PCIe 6 pin plugs.  I'm used to my power supplies having the SATA power plugs attached to it. 
     

    I have the same machine with that empty socket.  Have you been able to find the 6-pin plug/cable? :-1:

    I ended up buying a SATA power Y-adapter in order to plug in two SSD drives....  

    Thanks! :)
  • hd_the_mod
    hd_the_mod Member Posts: 1 New User
    CornChowder said:
    Fireci said:
    The power supply cables are all the PCIe 6 pin plugs.  I'm used to my power supplies having the SATA power plugs attached to it. 
     

    I have the same machine with that empty socket.  Have you been able to find the 6-pin plug/cable? :-1:

    I ended up buying a SATA power Y-adapter in order to plug in two SSD drives....  

    Thanks! :)
    Which Y-adapter did you end up buying for it to work

    Thanks!
  • djw1674
    djw1674 Member Posts: 11

    Tinkerer
    hd_the_mod said:
    CornChowder said:
    Fireci said:
    The power supply cables are all the PCIe 6 pin plugs.  I'm used to my power supplies having the SATA power plugs attached to it. 
     

    I have the same machine with that empty socket.  Have you been able to find the 6-pin plug/cable? :-1:

    I ended up buying a SATA power Y-adapter in order to plug in two SSD drives....  

    Thanks! :)
    Which Y-adapter did you end up buying for it to work

    Thanks!
    I'm not who you asked, but I bought this Y-adapter from Amazon. Worked fine.  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079LY2LTS/
  • Kev0806
    Kev0806 Member, Parts Partner Posts: 89 Authorized Parts Partner
    I just want to let you guys know we have 25 of these coming in next week. They have been very hard to find. 
    Here is the link. 

    https://www.sourceitstore.com/product/50-vqed3-001/


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  • ttttt
    ttttt Member Posts: 1,947 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    @Kev0806


    Surely a good backup source to get the cable in case Acer run out of supply.

    I suppose Acer will check the inventory from you guys too when receiving an order.
  • JoeFam
    JoeFam Member Posts: 5 New User
    edited February 2022
    You can get the cable below and it's OEM and connects directly to that port to give you two additional SATA power

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/133108552528
  • Kidkj
    Kidkj Member Posts: 9

    Tinkerer
    edited February 2022
    For anyone needing this cable I also found this out. So after much research in trying to find this cable for my Xc-1660g-uw93 this is what I determined.  Acer tech support advised 50.VQED3.001 for the recommended part. My search led me to Acer parts 50.U96D1.002 and 350.02202.001 from a cable reseller on Ebay.  The cable is a 6 pin female motherboard connector to two 15 pin female SATA hard disk or ODD drive connector and price was under $10. I am running 8TB drive with no issues. 
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,212 Trailblazer
    Yes, I expect the third party folks will have generic lengths available pretty cheap. They can't be too expensive to build, and if you only have to build one length, that is overkill for many models, instead of a different length for each model design, you can really keep the costs down.
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