Raptor HD Help!

[n00bstorm]

Today i just recive my Raptor HD here is a link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144160
Was so happy.. but not untill i try to hook it up. The data cable is totaly different from my regular one so there is no way it can be hookd up here is image ( the top one is the raptor ).
http://www.s-torm.com/1.JPG
Here what my data cable looks like:
http://www.s-torm.com/2.JPG
Is there some kind of converter that can help me here? Or ill have to say good-bye to my raptor =[

 

[n00bstorm]

Do you guys think this will help me?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812156010
I cant tell because i cant see the back of the product and the cables that are included i dont think it will fit the back of the raptor hd.
Here is a better view of what the raptor looks in the back:
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/22-136-011-03.JPG

 

[colt1911]

Does your motherboard support SATA drives if so then you need to get a sata cable . The IDE cable will not work with this drive.

 

[The_Other_One]

The drives are SATA and your old drive is IDE. You should read into the interfaces more before purchasing new stuff...it's just like processors and sockets, or video cards...

There are converters, but I bet you'd loose a good bit of performance.

 

[n00bstorm]

I have a Pavilian a250n HP computer here is my motherboard i balive:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...&cc=ca&dlc=en&docname=c00022505#c00022505_doc

I think it supports them "quote":
2 SATA connectors Supports. 1 Serial ATA-150 disk drive on each connector

And yeah i know about the lower performence but its better then just returning this hd as i might build new one later on and just dont warry about buying new HD. Does anyone have any idea where and which converter i need to buy as i dont wanna buy the wrong one and wait another weak to get it and be the wrong one... thx

 

[colt1911]

All you need is this cable make sure your PSU has the right power cable for the drive , if not then you'll need an adapter.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812104150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812105409

 

[The_Other_One]

Well it sure seems to have an SATA connection by those specs... Perhaps you just need a cable

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Abit/AA8XE/images/sata.jpg

A pretty good example of what the SATA connectors look like on the motherboard...

 

[meanman]

your mobo has sata on it so all you need is the connector (sata cable)and a psu sata converter these things are really cheap

 

[pacotaco]

Raptor help

I got 2 wd 74gb raptors and another wd250gb. i want the 2 raptors to be in raid O and to be drive 0. I want the 250gb hd to be drive 1, but they are swithched. How do i switch them, i know how to put the raptors in raid 0.

 

[lethalforce]

I'm not positive but i think to put hd's on raid they have to be the exact same ones...