Tower ECT1250, no power cable for a sata drive

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Just purchased and received a new ECT1250. spec listing showed amongst the list of ports 1 sata port. No power power cable for a sata drive is included.

After chasing my tail for over an hour, support finally states that because i did not opt for the additional sata drive that it is not included. <Prohibited word or character substitution used. See the Forum Code of Conduct. DELL-Admin>

I have been purchasing and deploying dell desktops, servers and laptops for over 25 years, probably closer to 30. I buy them for reliability, support and for the value they provide. Now you want to be cheap with cables?

If you spec a sata port then you should provide the PROPRIETARY power cable as well.

I now have to think about my loyalty to your brand because you have opted to be cheap and not fully transparent about your products.

RubaRocks · Answer

I too bought an ECT1250 expecting drive expansion would be simple. After much research, I found that the correct Dell parts come as a kit (3.5 inch drive caddy, power and SATA cables, cable management clip, and screws) as https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-35hdd-caddy-bracket-with-cable/apd/575-bcsk/storagedrives-media

I also purchased a Samsung 2TB SSD on Amazon although the price has since increased a lot maybe around $55 and delivery took longer than the Dell kit. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QB93S6R?ref_=pe_125775000_1044873430_t_fed_asin_title&th=1

Also anticipating that the Dell kit wouldn't accommodate a 2.5" SSD, I also purchased a 2.5 inch drive caddy - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016498CK0?ref_=pe_125775000_1044873430_t_fed_asin_title&th=1

The following Dell video does a great job of showing how to install everything except they lef tout a very crucial part of removing and discarding a corner bracket on the upper left front side where the new Dell caddy first hooks into before swinging into place. https://www.dell.com/support/contents/en-us/videos/videoplayer/how-to-install-the-hard-drive-and-drive-bay/6377059871112

Once correct orientation and alignment of the SSD in the 2.5 inch caddy and then 2.5 inch caddy into the Dell caddy and then Dell caddy into the frame, everything pretty much fell into place. The bios recognized the new drive without any changes. The only thing needed to do was under Disk Management was to allocate the drive partitions and format which took maybe a minute to do. So far everything is working great.

redxps630 · Answer

No hdd tray either when hdd or dvd not ordered originally. Without the specially designed hdd tray, a hdd has no place to install.

redxps630 · Answer

QCT1250 part list CBL, Y, HDD/ODD, PWR, MT, D14 YJW72

redxps630 · Answer

YJW72 is likely the ECT1250 sata power cable ASSY,CBL,Y,HDD_ODD,PWR,MT,D14

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Tower ECT1250, no power cable for a sata drive

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