topic Re: Adding SATA hard disk to XL201 - which cable? in PCs & Accessories https://community.sonylatvija.com/t5/pcs-accessories/adding-sata-hard-disk-to-xl201-which-cable/m-p/62327#M18981 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Andy,<BR /><BR />A normal SATA cable will fit OK.<BR /><BR />Go for the shortest one you can find - about 8 inches will be fine or you will have a lot of spare cable!!<BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sonylatvija.com/html/@8A5BDCECEE2E5AB683F2BDAA500F2036/images/smilies/035.png" alt=":slight_frown:" title=":slight_frown:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:22:07 GMT Blencogo 2007-10-19T08:22:07Z Adding SATA hard disk to XL201 - which cable? https://community.sonylatvija.com/t5/pcs-accessories/adding-sata-hard-disk-to-xl201-which-cable/m-p/62325#M18980 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Just a quickie, I've seen on another thread about the fact that Sony recommend using a Sony SATA cable when adding a SATA hard disk to an XL201. Is it absolutely necessary to use a Sony cable, or will a normal SATA cable fit?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:06:39 GMT https://community.sonylatvija.com/t5/pcs-accessories/adding-sata-hard-disk-to-xl201-which-cable/m-p/62325#M18980 andysp5 2007-10-19T07:06:39Z Re: Adding SATA hard disk to XL201 - which cable? https://community.sonylatvija.com/t5/pcs-accessories/adding-sata-hard-disk-to-xl201-which-cable/m-p/62327#M18981 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Andy,<BR /><BR />A normal SATA cable will fit OK.<BR /><BR />Go for the shortest one you can find - about 8 inches will be fine or you will have a lot of spare cable!!<BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sonylatvija.com/html/@8A5BDCECEE2E5AB683F2BDAA500F2036/images/smilies/035.png" alt=":slight_frown:" title=":slight_frown:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:22:07 GMT https://community.sonylatvija.com/t5/pcs-accessories/adding-sata-hard-disk-to-xl201-which-cable/m-p/62327#M18981 Blencogo 2007-10-19T08:22:07Z Re: Adding SATA hard disk to XL201 - which cable? https://community.sonylatvija.com/t5/pcs-accessories/adding-sata-hard-disk-to-xl201-which-cable/m-p/62329#M18982 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I just put 2 new HD's into my XL301 ...... used normal SATA data cables and they worked perfectly. Try get one with a right angled connector at one end (to connect to the HD) as the space is limited but if you can't fine one I'm sure a straight one would squeeze in.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:59:34 GMT https://community.sonylatvija.com/t5/pcs-accessories/adding-sata-hard-disk-to-xl201-which-cable/m-p/62329#M18982 Lar77 2007-10-19T11:59:34Z