2nd harddisk for 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!!!!!

Hi,

Your laptop has both eSata and USB connections, but no additional drive
slots, it only accepts external drives. Your choices are to either purchase
a USB-based hard drive enclosure or use an eSata drive w/cable such as the
ones here:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...429&name=eSATA.

The proper terms for your installed drive, to avoid confusion when you are
describing it to others, is that it is a single physical drive partitioned
into two volumes. This is common with most manufacturers, one is a recovery
volume for use only when you have a complete operating system failure.
Access to this should be described in your system documentation.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
news:8292BADC-C38A-4367-9ABA-AB9EE7D8AF27@microsoft.com...
>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!!!!!

rick it as got another slot for another harddisk i just need the cable but i
dunno where i acn buy the cable from

"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:#79bc0rjKHA.5020@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Your laptop has both eSata and USB connections, but no additional drive
> slots, it only accepts external drives. Your choices are to either
> purchase a USB-based hard drive enclosure or use an eSata drive w/cable
> such as the ones here:
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...429&name=eSATA.
>
> The proper terms for your installed drive, to avoid confusion when you are
> describing it to others, is that it is a single physical drive partitioned
> into two volumes. This is common with most manufacturers, one is a
> recovery volume for use only when you have a complete operating system
> failure. Access to this should be described in your system documentation.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:8292BADC-C38A-4367-9ABA-AB9EE7D8AF27@microsoft.com...
>>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!!!!!
>

eSata cables:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...ds=esata+cable

Laptops don't generally have additional slots for hard drives, only
provisions for connecting external ones, are you certain you are looking at
the right thing?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
news:eBS3AAsjKHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> rick it as got another slot for another harddisk i just need the cable but
> i dunno where i acn buy the cable from
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:#79bc0rjKHA.5020@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Your laptop has both eSata and USB connections, but no additional drive
>> slots, it only accepts external drives. Your choices are to either
>> purchase a USB-based hard drive enclosure or use an eSata drive w/cable
>> such as the ones here:
>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...429&name=eSATA.
>>
>> The proper terms for your installed drive, to avoid confusion when you
>> are describing it to others, is that it is a single physical drive
>> partitioned into two volumes. This is common with most manufacturers, one
>> is a recovery volume for use only when you have a complete operating
>> system failure. Access to this should be described in your system
>> documentation.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:8292BADC-C38A-4367-9ABA-AB9EE7D8AF27@microsoft.com...
>>>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!!!!!
>>

That model does not have provision for a second internal drive
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...roduct=4034195
You are seeing two partitions on a single drive and not 2 drives

In order to connect a second drive you need a drive enclosure which uses
either usb or eSata to connect to your laptop external ports

Where a laptop has provision for a second internal drive there are no cables
/ connectors required the drive simply connects directly to the internal
connection all ready inplace

"Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
news:eBS3AAsjKHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> rick it as got another slot for another harddisk i just need the cable but
> i dunno where i acn buy the cable from
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:#79bc0rjKHA.5020@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Your laptop has both eSata and USB connections, but no additional drive
>> slots, it only accepts external drives. Your choices are to either
>> purchase a USB-based hard drive enclosure or use an eSata drive w/cable
>> such as the ones here:
>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...429&name=eSATA.
>>
>> The proper terms for your installed drive, to avoid confusion when you
>> are describing it to others, is that it is a single physical drive
>> partitioned into two volumes. This is common with most manufacturers, one
>> is a recovery volume for use only when you have a complete operating
>> system failure. Access to this should be described in your system
>> documentation.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:8292BADC-C38A-4367-9ABA-AB9EE7D8AF27@microsoft.com...
>>>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!!!!!
>>

According to this manual, there IS a second HD bay
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01859261.pdf


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



"DL" <notvalid@spoofaddress.co.uk> kirjoitti
viestissä:OpxXKhtjKHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> That model does not have provision for a second internal drive
> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...roduct=4034195
> You are seeing two partitions on a single drive and not 2 drives
>
> In order to connect a second drive you need a drive enclosure which uses
> either usb or eSata to connect to your laptop external ports
>
> Where a laptop has provision for a second internal drive there are no
> cables / connectors required the drive simply connects directly to the
> internal connection all ready inplace
>
> "Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:eBS3AAsjKHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> rick it as got another slot for another harddisk i just need the cable
>> but i dunno where i acn buy the cable from
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:#79bc0rjKHA.5020@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Your laptop has both eSata and USB connections, but no additional drive
>>> slots, it only accepts external drives. Your choices are to either
>>> purchase a USB-based hard drive enclosure or use an eSata drive w/cable
>>> such as the ones here:
>>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...429&name=eSATA.
>>>
>>> The proper terms for your installed drive, to avoid confusion when you
>>> are describing it to others, is that it is a single physical drive
>>> partitioned into two volumes. This is common with most manufacturers,
>>> one is a recovery volume for use only when you have a complete operating
>>> system failure. Access to this should be described in your system
>>> documentation.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:8292BADC-C38A-4367-9ABA-AB9EE7D8AF27@microsoft.com...
>>>>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!!!!!
>>>
>
>

If so, the special cable would either be supplied with the machine or
available only from HP.



On 06/01/2010 17:29, Thomas Wendell wrote:
> According to this manual, there IS a second HD bay
> http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01859261.pdf
>
>

but not for the model stated

"Thomas Wendell" <tumppiw_nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23LGJJXvjKHA.2184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> According to this manual, there IS a second HD bay
> http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01859261.pdf
>
>
> --
> Thomas Wendell
> Helsinki, Finland
> Translations to/from FI not always accurate
>
>
>
> "DL" <notvalid@spoofaddress.co.uk> kirjoitti
> viestissä:OpxXKhtjKHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> That model does not have provision for a second internal drive
>> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...roduct=4034195
>> You are seeing two partitions on a single drive and not 2 drives
>>
>> In order to connect a second drive you need a drive enclosure which uses
>> either usb or eSata to connect to your laptop external ports
>>
>> Where a laptop has provision for a second internal drive there are no
>> cables / connectors required the drive simply connects directly to the
>> internal connection all ready inplace
>>
>> "Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:eBS3AAsjKHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> rick it as got another slot for another harddisk i just need the cable
>>> but i dunno where i acn buy the cable from
>>>
>>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:#79bc0rjKHA.5020@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Your laptop has both eSata and USB connections, but no additional drive
>>>> slots, it only accepts external drives. Your choices are to either
>>>> purchase a USB-based hard drive enclosure or use an eSata drive w/cable
>>>> such as the ones here:
>>>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...429&name=eSATA.
>>>>
>>>> The proper terms for your installed drive, to avoid confusion when you
>>>> are describing it to others, is that it is a single physical drive
>>>> partitioned into two volumes. This is common with most manufacturers,
>>>> one is a recovery volume for use only when you have a complete
>>>> operating system failure. Access to this should be described in your
>>>> system documentation.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>
>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>
>>>> "Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> news:8292BADC-C38A-4367-9ABA-AB9EE7D8AF27@microsoft.com...
>>>>>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!!!!!
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>

To clarify that link;
"
This user guide describes features that are

common to most models. Some features

may not be available on your computer."



"Thomas Wendell" <tumppiw_nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23LGJJXvjKHA.2184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> According to this manual, there IS a second HD bay
> http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01859261.pdf
>
>
> --
> Thomas Wendell
> Helsinki, Finland
> Translations to/from FI not always accurate
>
>
>
> "DL" <notvalid@spoofaddress.co.uk> kirjoitti
> viestissä:OpxXKhtjKHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> That model does not have provision for a second internal drive
>> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...roduct=4034195
>> You are seeing two partitions on a single drive and not 2 drives
>>
>> In order to connect a second drive you need a drive enclosure which uses
>> either usb or eSata to connect to your laptop external ports
>>
>> Where a laptop has provision for a second internal drive there are no
>> cables / connectors required the drive simply connects directly to the
>> internal connection all ready inplace
>>
>> "Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:eBS3AAsjKHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> rick it as got another slot for another harddisk i just need the cable
>>> but i dunno where i acn buy the cable from
>>>
>>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:#79bc0rjKHA.5020@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Your laptop has both eSata and USB connections, but no additional drive
>>>> slots, it only accepts external drives. Your choices are to either
>>>> purchase a USB-based hard drive enclosure or use an eSata drive w/cable
>>>> such as the ones here:
>>>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...429&name=eSATA.
>>>>
>>>> The proper terms for your installed drive, to avoid confusion when you
>>>> are describing it to others, is that it is a single physical drive
>>>> partitioned into two volumes. This is common with most manufacturers,
>>>> one is a recovery volume for use only when you have a complete
>>>> operating system failure. Access to this should be described in your
>>>> system documentation.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>
>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>
>>>> "Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> news:8292BADC-C38A-4367-9ABA-AB9EE7D8AF27@microsoft.com...
>>>>>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!!!!!
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>

The manual linked to only descibes how to replace a HDD in the second slot
it does not describe how to add a second drive if your computer model
configuration only came with one HDD.

"Thomas Wendell" <tumppiw_nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:#LGJJXvjKHA.2184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> According to this manual, there IS a second HD bay
> http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01859261.pdf
>
>
> --
> Thomas Wendell
> Helsinki, Finland
> Translations to/from FI not always accurate
>
>
>
> "DL" <notvalid@spoofaddress.co.uk> kirjoitti
> viestissä:OpxXKhtjKHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> That model does not have provision for a second internal drive
>> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...roduct=4034195
>> You are seeing two partitions on a single drive and not 2 drives
>>
>> In order to connect a second drive you need a drive enclosure which uses
>> either usb or eSata to connect to your laptop external ports
>>
>> Where a laptop has provision for a second internal drive there are no
>> cables / connectors required the drive simply connects directly to the
>> internal connection all ready inplace
>>
>> "Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:eBS3AAsjKHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> rick it as got another slot for another harddisk i just need the cable
>>> but i dunno where i acn buy the cable from
>>>
>>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:#79bc0rjKHA.5020@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Your laptop has both eSata and USB connections, but no additional drive
>>>> slots, it only accepts external drives. Your choices are to either
>>>> purchase a USB-based hard drive enclosure or use an eSata drive w/cable
>>>> such as the ones here:
>>>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...429&name=eSATA.
>>>>
>>>> The proper terms for your installed drive, to avoid confusion when you
>>>> are describing it to others, is that it is a single physical drive
>>>> partitioned into two volumes. This is common with most manufacturers,
>>>> one is a recovery volume for use only when you have a complete
>>>> operating system failure. Access to this should be described in your
>>>> system documentation.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>
>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>
>>>> "Alan Whimp" <alanlovesannaforeva@live.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> news:8292BADC-C38A-4367-9ABA-AB9EE7D8AF27@microsoft.com...
>>>>>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!!!!!
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>