2nd hard disk on hp dv7-3020

I bought an HP Pavilion DV7-3020sa a week ago which has 2 HDD areas but only
1 HDD fitted.
I have bought an identical HDD to the one already installed to fit into the
2nd drive slot but cannot find anywhere where I can buy the lead to connect
it to the mainboard.
Having now tried over 15 companies, including HP, I am becoming frustrated.
Does anyone know where the lead can be purchased?
It is a SATA socket on one end and a very very small plug on the other and
is only around one inch long. (Please note that it does not connect directly
to the mainboard in the usual clip-in method, it does have a small cable!)

PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Allready answered, pls dont multi post

"Alan Whimp" <> wrote in message
news:AB71F7CD-BF7C-4C6A-B37A-...
>I bought an HP Pavilion DV7-3020sa a week ago which has 2 HDD areas but
>only 1 HDD fitted.
> I have bought an identical HDD to the one already installed to fit into
> the 2nd drive slot but cannot find anywhere where I can buy the lead to
> connect it to the mainboard.
> Having now tried over 15 companies, including HP, I am becoming
> frustrated.
> Does anyone know where the lead can be purchased?
> It is a SATA socket on one end and a very very small plug on the other and
> is only around one inch long. (Please note that it does not connect
> directly to the mainboard in the usual clip-in method, it does have a
> small cable!)
>
> PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Alan Whimp wrote:
> I bought an HP Pavilion DV7-3020sa a week ago which has 2 HDD areas
> but only 1 HDD fitted.
> I have bought an identical HDD to the one already installed to fit
> into the 2nd drive slot but cannot find anywhere where I can buy the
> lead to connect it to the mainboard.
> Having now tried over 15 companies, including HP, I am becoming
> frustrated. Does anyone know where the lead can be purchased?
> It is a SATA socket on one end and a very very small plug on the
> other and is only around one inch long. (Please note that it does not
> connect directly to the mainboard in the usual clip-in method, it
> does have a small cable!)
> PLEASE HELP!!!!!
====================================
Maybe the following links would be worth a look:

How To Install and Troubleshoot Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drives
http://tinyurl.com/y897pqe
or.....
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD

Serial ATA Cables
http://tinyurl.com/yehwqez
or.....
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...20ATA%20Cables

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J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Afraid they wont help, the op is mistaken in believing his laptop has a
spare hd bay, it doesnt

"John Inzer" <> wrote in message
news:OU9T%...
> Alan Whimp wrote:
>> I bought an HP Pavilion DV7-3020sa a week ago which has 2 HDD areas
>> but only 1 HDD fitted.
>> I have bought an identical HDD to the one already installed to fit
>> into the 2nd drive slot but cannot find anywhere where I can buy the
>> lead to connect it to the mainboard.
>> Having now tried over 15 companies, including HP, I am becoming
>> frustrated. Does anyone know where the lead can be purchased?
>> It is a SATA socket on one end and a very very small plug on the
>> other and is only around one inch long. (Please note that it does not
>> connect directly to the mainboard in the usual clip-in method, it
>> does have a small cable!)
>> PLEASE HELP!!!!!
> ====================================
> Maybe the following links would be worth a look:
>
> How To Install and Troubleshoot Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drives
> http://tinyurl.com/y897pqe
> or.....
> http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD
>
> Serial ATA Cables
> http://tinyurl.com/yehwqez
> or.....
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...20ATA%20Cables
>
> --
>
> J. Inzer MS-MVP
> Digital Media Experience
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>

It actually has a second HD bay....

--
Thomas Wendell
Helsinki, Finland
Translations to/from FI not always accurate



"DL" <> kirjoitti
viestissä:...
> Afraid they wont help, the op is mistaken in believing his laptop has a
> spare hd bay, it doesnt
>
> "John Inzer" <> wrote in message
> news:OU9T%...
>> Alan Whimp wrote:
>>> I bought an HP Pavilion DV7-3020sa a week ago which has 2 HDD areas
>>> but only 1 HDD fitted.
>>> I have bought an identical HDD to the one already installed to fit
>>> into the 2nd drive slot but cannot find anywhere where I can buy the
>>> lead to connect it to the mainboard.
>>> Having now tried over 15 companies, including HP, I am becoming
>>> frustrated. Does anyone know where the lead can be purchased?
>>> It is a SATA socket on one end and a very very small plug on the
>>> other and is only around one inch long. (Please note that it does not
>>> connect directly to the mainboard in the usual clip-in method, it
>>> does have a small cable!)
>>> PLEASE HELP!!!!!
>> ====================================
>> Maybe the following links would be worth a look:
>>
>> How To Install and Troubleshoot Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drives
>> http://tinyurl.com/y897pqe
>> or.....
>> http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD
>>
>> Serial ATA Cables
>> http://tinyurl.com/yehwqez
>> or.....
>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...20ATA%20Cables
>>
>> --
>>
>> J. Inzer MS-MVP
>> Digital Media Experience
>>
>> Notice
>> This is not tech support
>> I am a volunteer
>>
>> Solutions that work for
>> me may not work for you
>>
>> Proceed at your own risk
>>
>
>

DL wrote:
> Afraid they wont help, the op is mistaken in believing his laptop has
> a spare hd bay, it doesnt
=====================================
Doh! I was thinking desktop...but according to the
'Drives' support document found at the following link
it does have a primary and a secondary hard drive bay.

Manuals for HP Pavilion dv7-3020sa
Entertainment Notebook PC
http://tinyurl.com/yju73jb
or.....
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/m...duct=4034195&#

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Correct. Bay 1 and bay 2.

--


"Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."


"Thomas Wendell" <> wrote in message
news:...
> It actually has a second HD bay....
>
> --
> Thomas Wendell
> Helsinki, Finland
> Translations to/from FI not always accurate
>
>
>
> "DL" <> kirjoitti
> viestissä:...
>> Afraid they wont help, the op is mistaken in believing his laptop has a
>> spare hd bay, it doesnt
>>
>> "John Inzer" <> wrote in message
>> news:OU9T%...
>>> Alan Whimp wrote:
>>>> I bought an HP Pavilion DV7-3020sa a week ago which has 2 HDD areas
>>>> but only 1 HDD fitted.
>>>> I have bought an identical HDD to the one already installed to fit
>>>> into the 2nd drive slot but cannot find anywhere where I can buy the
>>>> lead to connect it to the mainboard.
>>>> Having now tried over 15 companies, including HP, I am becoming
>>>> frustrated. Does anyone know where the lead can be purchased?
>>>> It is a SATA socket on one end and a very very small plug on the
>>>> other and is only around one inch long. (Please note that it does not
>>>> connect directly to the mainboard in the usual clip-in method, it
>>>> does have a small cable!)
>>>> PLEASE HELP!!!!!
>>> ====================================
>>> Maybe the following links would be worth a look:
>>>
>>> How To Install and Troubleshoot Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drives
>>> http://tinyurl.com/y897pqe
>>> or.....
>>> http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD
>>>
>>> Serial ATA Cables
>>> http://tinyurl.com/yehwqez
>>> or.....
>>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...20ATA%20Cables
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> J. Inzer MS-MVP
>>> Digital Media Experience
>>>
>>> Notice
>>> This is not tech support
>>> I am a volunteer
>>>
>>> Solutions that work for
>>> me may not work for you
>>>
>>> Proceed at your own risk
>>>
>>
>>
>
>