Tower ECT1250, help adding extra hard drive, need SATA_PWR Cable

Hello. I am also running into this issue. I cannot seem to find the SATA power cable that I need. Dell support suggested this Hard drive.

Dell 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6Gbps 3.5in Hard Drive

This is the cable what you need, pretty sure it has to be a Dell oder:

I made a YT video about this model and like it a lot, but I also miss this cable and the HDD-SSD caddy !

YT: https://youtu.be/NrwWfuGkab4?si=b7fWUSWfRlaFYnrI

Hope this helps, let me know if you need anything else!

Scott

Thank you for your response. 

I did purchase this cable a few days ago, and it seemed to fit but the PC does not turn on when I connect it. 

I will call Dell and give him the details on that cable that you shared. 

Thanks

HDD SATA Power Cable SATA 15 Pin to Mini 6 Pin ATX Adapter Compatible with Dell Inspiron 3653 3650 Series,3655 3250/3252/3268 3660 3667 3668 3670 V3668 Mini 6 Pin Motherboards

It sounds like it’s shorting the motherboard out!

I am so afraid to use any third party cables because of this possibility, but Dell should of included this cable at the beginning.

if not, the parts store should be fully stocked and ready to go!

I just got the same computer ETC1250 and went to put in a HDD only to find there is no place to mount it and no power cord. After hours on chat and phone with dell tech and sales, they say the power cable PN 5GBWK is in stock for $24.99 . Didn't ask about shipping. The drive bay is not available but to check back in 2-3 weeks. I did not ask how much that would be.

For a computer that was advertised as HDD expandable, I am disappointed that these were not included and may just return it, since right now the only option for additional storage would be an external drive.

Did find a power cable that looks compatible, $9.75 for 2 plus 5$ shipping But it too may have the wrong pinout since it does have a different part number.  GP2JM 15-inch(38cm)

Can't find any specs on the motherboard VN-ON8YOX  so I can't tell what the 6 pin connector is putting out without testing it.

I will grab my multi meter and check the original Dell cable and see what we have there. Dell is very good to creat an affordable desktop which will work for 90% of the people but will charge you if you want any of the options after the purchase.

This is the bay:

What surprised me is, that the business class version of this very same PC, the qcs1250 called “pro” slim also no longer comes with the drive caddy nor the power cable.

Don’t get me wrong, it is a very good machine, I made a video review of that pc as well, but if we are cutting out components what we had for years and decades, let’s not call it a “pro” That part starts around 12:20

Dell Pro Slim QCS1250

I was looking at the qcs1250 and many of the custom configurations did not even have HDD as an option. I did not see a HHD option at all with the ETC1250. You can but a 2TB HD on the dell site for 84$  and the 2TB HHD Option for the QCS1250 was $117 which means you are paying $33 for the bay mount, data cable and Power cable.

The ETC1250 was advertised as HDD expandable but did not say anything about being extra purchase(above the HDD)

Buying those individually from dell will be much more just because the option to purchase it with the computer was not available!

I asked tech support for the SATA PWR pinout to see if a cable I have will work and they just referred me to sales (which I know cannot determine whether the cable will work).

Here is the pinout I measured. Dell tech support was no use as they just referred me to sales when asking what the pinout was so I could determine if a cable was compatible. Not positive I labeled the connector pins correctly, but the image correctly shows the values.

pin 1 common - black

pin 2 5V - Red typically

pin 3 12V Yellow typically

Pin 4 common - black

pin 5 3.3V - orange typically

pin 6 common - black

The generic connector I referenced above for $9.75 would need a couple pins swapped on the 6 pin connector, which is easy if you have the right tool.

Anyone find a part number that can be located, or a matching 3rd-party part?

via S.Tech9's post above, here is one for sale for $40(!) on eBay, PN 0YJW72

The dell part # for the HDD power cable is PN 5GBWK and is in stock for $24.99 plus shipping.

You need to call Dell Sales since this is not on their website.

@Sab987​ How about the cage?

as of a couple days ago, they said the drive bay is not available but to check back in 2-3 weeks. I did not ask how much that would be.

I did call Dell a Few times and they gave me 5GPWK as the part number for the Power Cable, but they said that it was not in stock. I did mention 5GBWK to them, but they said that was not a valid part number.