Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF - How To install SSD and HDD (Dual Drives)

[@christianschrull8110]

My friend, YOU are a life saver. I've had an old 9020sff sitting in the corner for the better part of a year and have been using a 9010sff that had a factory PSU with secondary HDD power support. Bad storm fried the motherboard last night and the 9020 only supports 1. Your video helped me prove everyone who told me it's not possible, wrong, and I have successfully added a secondary HDD to my system thanks to your video. Was honestly scared to make the attempt as I only had one back up power cable for the original system. Thank you SO much, my friend.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Glad it worked out for you!

[@bobzeda]

For anyone who wants to do it easier the power splitter part is 'Dell SATA Power Splitter Cable N701D'.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

There are some other links to SATA splitters in the comments too

[@bobzeda]

It's a good video though. I didn't think of just stacking the hard drives -- good idea. I ended buying another caddy that I apparently didn't need.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Thank you and yes I was thinking about a dual caddy too but the ssd is so small and light that mounting it to the HDD was just easier.

[@Drewww71]

Why does the "Dell SATA Power Splitter Cable N701D" have only 4 wires and the original has 5? Excuse my ignorance

[@clemsonbloke]

I know right, LMAO! This poor guy went through a shitload of nonsense to do something that would cost him $5 and be finished in 2 minutes.

[@finaltouchpro648]

Did this to my Dell Optiplex 9020. Worked like a charm. Still going strong. Thanks a million!

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Awesome! Glad to hear yours is still working!

[@christopherestep9334]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 I have an identical upgrade planned for my own 9020 SFF - it already has an SSD; the attraction of an SSD is "speed"; not capacity. The platter drive (such as the Seagate Barracuda 4 that was in the half-height drive that was in the minitower that the Optilex replaces) - it's 4 TB that fits in the space that a drive of one-eighth the drive occupied twenty years ago! If you need nearby capacious capacity, I have recommended the Barracuda 4 - and still do - because of - it's still the capacious capacity for the price ($80 USD). I have paired the capacious local storage with cloud storage - specifically, OneDrive Personal (includes Microsoft Office - $75/year - includes one terabyte of cloud storage).

[@ninjasupreme5966]

I grabbed a 9020 sff off eBay for $40 shipped and will be doing this exact mod. Luckily already have everything needed on hand! Thanks for posting!

[@angelion323]

thanks for the video, but your intro is terrible. super loud and incongruous.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

angelion323 Well thanks and sorry!

[@swissmoose]

hahaha nah, its fukn awesome.. maybe just doesnt fit your quiet demeanor.. all goods

[@clemsonbloke]

Yeah Very loud and obnoxious for something that is supposed to be professional.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@RS Martinez Thank you so much!!!

[@jwinslow5661]

I thought had to turn the obnoxious intro down so much that I thought there was no audio on the video part.

[@tubeguy8888]

Sticking the ssd to the hdd is a great idea, keeps the dvd in use!

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes sir! That machine has been configured this way for years and it still works great!

[@thatonedude5794]

One of my friends has that exact same intro for his channel

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Nice! Great taste!

[@3ssamssf2]

I am Getting an optiplex 9020 Sff in a few weeks (and installing a 1050 to 4gb on it) and I am wondering, will a 2.5 inch SATA drive work on the sff?, because I have 2 of them.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes it should work with the sff.

[@jamesnasium4035]

Thanks for video. Interesting that the motherboard has 3 sata ports but you have to jury-rig something to get a 3rd drive in there. I am getting used 9020 next week, and I will jury-rig something like you, but I will use sata power splitter to save time, instead of soldering.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes sir you can do that. Just make sure yoi get a quality connector so you don't end up with a burn hard drive long ways down the line.

[@conradfelder2663]

my point exactly.

[@panzer2.094]

It's properly working ❤

[@LucidTeFlon180]

I couldn't help but notice the nice house set up in background :p

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Well thank you!! I bought the house recently and I'm going to eventually make a review video for the house manufacturer. Stay tuned for that.

[@LucidTeFlon180]

Frank Hurtado Ha no problem. Keep on keepin on :P.

[@cometathlon]

Thank you man... I've a dell op.3060 and this video is very useful to me.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Awesome! Glad I could help.

[@carlodiborbone4704]

your fix works only if your HD height is 2 cm, if it's 2,5 cm as the most of the HDs selled, you can't do that, because you don't have enough space for the SSD.

[@gleiverperez1953]

THAT DRIVE POWER CABLE IS POWERFUL AS MOLECULARLY FORCES

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Very much so. That ain't going nowhere ha ha ha

[@gleiverperez1953]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 I ended up buying the power sata splitter with 4-line cables. I take it that the standard hard drives don't use 3.3V at all and the 12V line won't affect the SSD cause' that line isn't even wired internally so it works fine :)

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yep works perfect.

[@thetriplejayz]

Hi, thanks for the video. Can you please tell me which pins each of the 5 wires go to on the motherboard? I picked up what I thought was the right cable, but their wired differently, and think I've burnt a drive or 2! Thanks in advanced.

[@conradfelder2663]

do not follow his instructions he knows not what he is doing.

[@lesrogers7310]

There is a much better way of doing this but you need to get rid of the 3.5'' drive and use 2x 2.5'' drives or SSDs. Get yourself a 2x 2.5'' drive adaptor and a SATA power splitter cable. The end result is faster to achieve , looks better and the drives are easily removed if need be.

[@davidgomez5116]

I wouldn't say better it depends on your application. I'm using for 16tb drive which are only on the hdd platform as the 32tb ssd or whatever the number was that seagate tested successfully aren't available to the public even commercially yet.

[@byjacobc1880]

i only used cables from disc. and put in ssd. while having the HDD driver. easy. i got 1tb ssd and 4tb HDD driver. upgraded from i5 to i7 and got 1030. as a fun little pc

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Nice to see that the i7 upgrade and a GTX1030 make this PC better. What type of games are you playing on this setup?

[@areaz4556]

is Better Sata Cable Adapter (male) To Double Sata Connector (female)

[@hv3300]

Can you please give the link for tape shown at 10:00..what is name of this tape??

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

I have a link for that tape in the video description.

[@alnewell31]

So can we just use the splitter cable you listed instead of soldering ?

[@spragzpc1]

The do sell sata cable splitters on eBay for dirt cheat ..i have a whole bunch of them 😄

[@indianpiper7470]

The side of SSD which you covered by tape is needed for warranty purpose

[@Gatter06]

I saw someone asked the question about you maxing out the RAM. What type and brand of RAM do you have installed?

[@timothyeichstaedt8007]

they would be dimms i believe and the max would be 4 sticks being about 32gb for ech of the 4 being 8gb

[@hermank9647]

Hi Frank. Nice video! But could you please send a url (Amazon / Ebay) where I could buy a Y splitter just like the one you"ve built? You and other commenters say it's cheaply available but nobody has pasted a direct link on ebay or Amazon. Thanks for the help in advance.

[@shiggins9]

I've been staring at my 9010 trying to figure out how you did this. I believe it only works with the Seagate Barracuda as it is . 8in tall. I have many 3.5in HDDs and they are all 1in tall, leaving no room to put in an SSD. I think a .8in tall HDD is the only way, or 2 2.5in drives, of course.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Sean Higgins I hadn't even noticed that. It is in fact 0.8" thick and I got lucky with the SSD being able to fit in there. There's still space in the 9020 SFF on the side of the power supply near the graphics card. That was going to be my first choice but then it fit nicely between the HDD and the caddy.

[@shiggins9]

Frank Hurtado I ended up putting 2 2.5" drives in. I have a Seagate barracuda 4TB, but even that one is 1" tall. But I'll be on the lookout for a .8" tall 3.5" drive!

[@shiggins9]

Frank Hurtado I ended up putting 2 2.5" drives in. I have a Seagate barracuda 4TB, but even that one is 1" tall. But I'll be on the lookout for a .8" tall 3.5" drive!

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Sean Higgins Nice hopefully you find one. I was able to pause the video and get the part number for the one I used (st500dm002). Might be worth finding one with a similar part number for thr storage you need.

[@bryanminugh9680]

"dummy" plastic shell exist for the screw holes..discard the shell leaving only the bare chip, as is done when clipped into mobo with no cords at all.

[@buda3d2007]

why can't you use a SATA Power Y Splitter?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

CannedCherry You can. I didn't have one that day so I just made one. Resd the rest of the comments for links and such.

[@nick92065]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 You wasted a lot of time and you should have had one if this was professional video. FAIL.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

FAIL? The machine works perfectly to this day. I am not a fulltime KZbinr and I make videos in my spare time so sorry for not making Michael Bay worthy films for your fancy eyes.

[@fraggle13]

@@nick92065 wasted time? Fail? it shows how to make your own if you have the bits which is alot better than "hurdur i bought one"

[@lucyswannsunsafespace7313]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 I for one, am very happy you made this video. I am planning this same project on an optiplex 790 soon, using an extra external hdd that I have lying around, as mine already has an SSD in it, but I'm quickly running out of space. I personally watch all kinds of tutorial videos, save them to lists, watch them again and again, THEN work on the project once I've gathered materials. I do this with projects I've no real personal experience with. So, in other words; I gather all of the possible information out there, compile it, review it, and then dive in after reviewing many times. Videos like yours have helped me save a ton of money at the computer shops and replacing equipment and such due to "failure". There's always that person with the old "you could've/should've done a backflip off the keyboard while eating an ice cream cone" comment, but that's just people in general. Thank you for making this video! It will certainly help when I finally bite the bullet and do mine!

[@leninenogueira1706]

Muito bom o video, era exatamente isso que eu queria saber. very ...very

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

No hay problema. Gusto poder ayudar.

[@jakey1995abc]

Would it be easy to do this soldering mod with 3 sata power connectors? I need 2 sata drives (ssd and hdd) powered, plus a random sata to pwm adapter/splitter in the 3rd to power a few extra fans in my case.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes it could work. Just line up your wires correctly and strip more more insulation off so you can twist them together and solder them easier like that.

[@libertine2273]

HI, I can't get my GPU (1050ti low profile) to work on PCI x4, I want to try x16 but the PSU blocks it, can I take it outside and use the PC with the case open without problems?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes you can put it outside using a PCIE extender and have the case open. If the PC gives you any issues, go into the BIOS and disable Chassis Intrusion detection.

[@redshift3639]

how did you get your 2.5" drive above the 3.5" one? Did you buy a new caddy for that, or a new 3.5" drive? Or a new caddy that allows the 3.5" drive to sit lower? I have the 7020 HDD in I think an identical caddy, and I don't have enough space to slot in a 2.5" drive. Edit: Literally opened up the machine and tried again and no way I can get a 2.5" above the 3.5", even after removing the blue housing. I think the 9020 must have a slightly wider(taller) metal enclosure.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

The 9020 and the 990 have enough space in the caddy to slide in an SSD. You could just get a longer sata data cable and extend the sata power cable to put the drive elsewhere in the PC. Plenty of space in the case even on the SFF version.

[@redshift3639]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 Not that I Could see. SFF 7020 is tiny. The only place I could see is right next to the PSU - not ideal. I did think about possibly under the HDD caddy (between caddy and motherboard), but am worried it might damage some cables or something!

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@redshift3639 I would just put it next to the power supply if the side panel closes down all the way.

[@GalacticGamerrYT]

i am getting a dell 7010 tower on christmas and 32gb ram and a 1tb 2.5 sata III ssd. will a sata 3 ssd work on this? and i wanna have dual drives.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes get a SATA 2.5inch ssd. Use the Sata 3 ports for max speed. Don't get an m.2 sata drive or you'll need adapters.

[@GalacticGamerrYT]

oh and also i am getting a sata power splitter so i do not have to do that. and the specs are: Intel core i5 3rd gen 16GB DDR3 RAM 2TB HDD Windows 10 pro but i am upgrading to Windows 11 pro with a tutorial on how to get it with unsupported stuff. and it comes with a 22 inch monitor Upgraded Specs: Core i5 3rd gen 32GB DDR3 RAM 1TB SSD and 2TB HDD Windows 11 Pro 22 inch Monitor

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Sounds good! Enjoy the PC. Let me know how it goes with Windows 11 and officially unsupported hardware.

[@-8_8-]

Tight work. I'm buying one for a local small business. I want to upgrade him to a 2 drive system. I was worried I wouldn't have space. Have you had any problems with this set up? I'm worried about heat in a less climate controlled environment. In the southern US.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

No problem whatsover. These SSDs don't tend to heat up muchnsince they don't have crazy read and write speeds. You can move the drive elewhere in the case, you just have to find a way to secure it. You can also upgrade and add chassis fans but that'll require some custom work from you.

[@remadore1]

you did not show how or where to connect the power cable

[@thosebastards4279]

Nice video. If I absolutely never plan to use the DVD drive can I borrow that sata cable and get the sata power splitter?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

You can absolutely do that. Only thing to have to consider is that the blue sata connector is Sata3 and the rest are only Sata2 so you will get reduced speeds from them.

[@thosebastards4279]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 thanks

[@conradfelder2663]

you can do a number of things, just don't do what he is doing.

[@Anuxr]

Do you think if I use 3 disks there will be a problem with the original power supply? I mean, both of them like you explain and a third one with a caddy case instead of the cd-rom...

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

I didn't have a sata splitter So I just went ahead and made mine with the connectors I had available. You can use one and it'll work just fine. You should be able to run 3 drives no problem since the motherboard has 3 sata data connections. You shouldn't run into power problems since hdds and ssds are low power devices. What you need to take into account is the speed. The blue connector is sata 3 and the others are only Sata 2, so connect your fastes drive on the sata 3 port.

[@Anuxr]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 Súper! Thanks for the sata tip!

[@aln6ta60]

Having three SATA ports does not equate to enough 5 VDC power. The SSD i want to use needs 1.4A. How do I know what current is available from the MB? The optical is also 1.4A and the HDD wants .72A. I can just hook it up and hope to not fry a PCB trace or worse. Did you cross your fingers or research what that connector will support? Regardless, nice video.

[@misterwirez7731]

I'm doing the same thing, but I have a 2.5 HDD. I was just wondering if you have had any problems with the 3.5" HDD spin vibration on your SSD? Thanks for the video.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Mister Wirez No problems whatsover. SSDs don't have any mechanical components therefore they aren't affected by vibrations. They are however affected by temperature but I'm glad to report that isn't a problem either with my setup. Thanks for watching!

[@peteypete7320]

Do I need to clone my operating system or re-install it to boot from the new SSD????

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes. Most good brand SSDs have cloning software so you can boot from the SSD. If you want to start from scratch you can install windows on the SSD directly.

[@AltonHoang]

Do you happen to have the part number for the adapter from Dell for the connections that you mentioned instead of making one?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Alton Hoang Search for SATA power Y splitter on Amazon. It should be a female to 2x male SATS y splitter for the power connection.

[@pcuser7075]

Hello. I have a Optiplex SFF 3040. It have only SATA0 for main hard drive and SATA1 for the DVD. I disconnected the DVD and used the SATA1 for 2nd hard drive. For power I used a SATA power male cable in to two SATA female to connect power for both drives from the normal size SATA power. When i power the machine I can here the 2nd drive spining but nothing shows in My PC. Do I need to change anything in the bios or is this machines only support one drive? the same thing happens to me with Dell Optiplex 980 SFF any suggestion.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

If your drive is brand new, you have to initialize it. Go to the Blank hard drive section about a third of the way down the page. It has 19 steps. www.windowscentral.com/how-format-new-hard-drive-windows-10?amp

[@Droplxlx]

What about the boot sequence

[@davidsloane680]

You will have a heat dissipation issue if you cover part of the traditional hard drive

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

That hard drive doesn't have the operating system running of it anymore. It's a Data drive now and rarely used. Almost never goes above ambient.

[@roosterlanka]

Is it ok to add one or more hard disk to motherboard that only gave one hard disk port i meant long term is course any heat or getting more power from one port from its limit and does this port has any power pull limit?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Remember that hard drives have 2 ports, one for data and one for power. The data port connects to the motherboard SATA ports. If you have a spare SATA port, then you can add another drive. The power port connects directly to the power supply. Hard drives use very little power and the power supply should be able to handle 2 drives. Heat is not a problem, only space is a problem since it's limited on different PC cases.

[@roosterlanka]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 I change the motherboard bigger cases for good air ventilation and the power port connector not coming from psu(power supply unit ) it coming from the motherboard means the power comes throw the motherboard and i manage to make the cable to connect 2 or more hdd by watching some tutorials now i have 2 hdd and i have 3 sata ports 2 in use and i dont use cd/dvd drive

[@roosterlanka]

I still using well by connecting 2 hdd but my problem is is it long term good?

[@leiladaquil6587]

may I ask if you can use splitter power cable?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes definitely can use one. I didn't have one so I made it myself.

[@tonybaker7596]

Can you tell me where I can get a splitter cable I can use for this installation as opposed to cutting and soldering wires? Thanks. This is a great video.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Search for SATA power y splitter on ebay or amazon. Usually $5ish.

[@tonybaker7596]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 Thanks!

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

No problem!

[@Deuteriumaddict]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 hi can i use 2 of these for each sata connector resulting in 4. 1 for hdd, 1 for ssd, 1 for optical drive and 1 for led strip. Will that work or draw too much power or give too little?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes you can totally do that. Just make sure that you buy some good quality ones with great reviews. I would suggest putting the LEDs on the same splitter as the optical drive and the SSD and HDD on the same splitter. Balance the load a bit better like that. And if anything happens with the LEDs where they short or something, it shouldn't kill your data.

[@DuyNguyen-nb5ev]

thanks for the video

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Glad I could help you.

[@AdventuresofAwesomeJoe]

Bro. I know this video is 5 years old. I just bought a SATA Y splitter for $3 on ebay. Just incase anyone is interested in saving yourself from cutting wires unnecessarily.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yep that works too. Many have mentioned using a splitter. I didn't have one so that's why I decided on soldering and making my own.

[@kakaroto.4-b1l]

That splitter is a bit wonky, but the SSD tip was great

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

PC is still chugging along to this day. I don't forsee a problem with the splitter since the solder is a permanent bond in this case.

[@SamStGeorge]

Thank you

[@MegaSantiago200C]

Hi I have a question, are these 3 SATA ports all "Sata 3?"

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

I would have to double check. What desktop model do you have?

[@MegaSantiago200C]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 The same one as this. Optiplex 9020 SFF, I was worried because I connected a certain HDD that was detected as SATA II, but it looks like it was the HDD itself and not the port, I'm curious if they're all SATA III though

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

The specifications for the OptiPlex 9020 SFF quote the SATA ports as being 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps and 1.5 Gbps which I presume are the SATA0 (blue), SATA1 (black) and SATA2 (white) ports respectively.

[@MegaSantiago200C]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 I see, I might try swapping the ports to see if it's any different, thanks for the information anyways

[@naramhirmiz5583]

I believe the PSU has a max of 255W. What do you think is the best graphics card you could put in it?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

About the best you could do is a 1050TI. It only uses power from the PCIE slot so you don't need to run any cables from the PSU to the GPU.

[@j0shuaj]

How would you go about mounting another 3.5 inch drive. I am building a NAS so I need as much storage as possible.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

I don't think there's an official way of doing it via a dell dual hard drive caddy since space is limited on this machine. You would have to get creative and find an area with enough space and somehow secure it place.

[@j0shuaj]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 Thanks, I am building a small server so I just got a Dell Precision T3600 instead. It has way more space since it's a full sized workstation.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Awesome choice! I've upgraded a couple of those with 8 core xeons, ssds and a GPU and they are nice workhorses. Definitely more space for more hard drives and raid setups.

[@einstein9901]

Would this process be the same with an optiplex 9010 sff?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Should be very similar

[@subkarpaty]

everything is great but I threw my hdd sata 3.5 because it was very loud now dell is quiet

[@ChristianYepez]

cool video. I got the splitter on amazon, thanks. In 13:20 min in this video, i see you plugged in the 7 pins or sata-data cables into the drives drives, how you get the other one for the ssd? my understanding is that original was in the hd. now how you get for the ssd?? help me.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

The motherboard has 3 sata connections. All I did was get 3 sata cables and connected the blue sata port to the SSD, black to the HDD and white to the DVD drive. Make sure you connected the SSD to the blue port because that one is SATA 3. The rest are SATA 2.

[@ChristianYepez]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 is this is what i need? www.amazon.com/dp/B07P8TC1FH/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07P8TC1FH&pd_rd_w=nHTO5&pf_rd_p=7d37a48b-2b1a-4373-8c1a-bdcc5da66be9&pd_rd_wg=RLgYZ&pf_rd_r=Q3XK4TC3N450NBQJ8CPK&pd_rd_r=f489558b-8bd1-4833-ba1f-bf5964b9e19b&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyMkowTzNYTjZKMEFTJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDYxMjI5RkFCVDgyNkFBRVQ2JmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA5NzU2OTEyRFhLVkZPQjdFSjZSJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== note.. you need this and the Y spliter

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@ChristianYepez Yes any sata3 data cable would work. The Y splitter is only for the sata power cable and you only need one. The 9020SFF for some reason only comes with 2 sata power adapters and the Y splitter will make it 3.

[@ChristianYepez]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 I see my Pc only has 2 sata connections, no extras hookups. 1 for the dvd and the other for current hd. So, what to do here if I want to use 2 drives, hd and ssd.? Note, the power y splitter I got it. Now I have this problem

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@ChristianYepez what pc model do you have? If it's the 9020sff, you're motherboard has 3 sata ports. You can't split sata data cables unfortunately. You will have to replace the hdd with the ssd or simply disconnect the DVD drive and plug the hdd there and your ssd where the hdd is currently connected.

[@Zimba9810]

when i plug the power cord into the power supply the fans turns on for like 2-3 seconds then it turns off. everythings else is normal what does this mean???

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Paid Shill This PC does that the first time you plug it in to the wall after it being unolugged. Just press the power button and let it cycle through until it turns on and boots.

[@Zimba9810]

what do you mean just press the power button? when i plug it into the power bar the pc turns on for like 2-3 seconds i didnt press anything after that the pc is shut down . should i really press the power button even when i dont need to turn it on? thanks

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

+Paid Shill No you don't need to if you don't want to turn it on. The motherboard does some self checks when you first plug it in to the wall. Hat you are describing is normal operation.

[@Zimba9810]

thank you i got worried a little cuz my other computer dont do this when i plug it in.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

+Paid Shill No Problem. Glad I could help and have a Happy New Year!!

[@f.n.m.1837]

Obrigado pela informação.

[@jaekwon7119]

and do not try to pull out lines with one hand, use tripod for your camer

[@xxgg]

What video card are you using in your 9020?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

This one came with the AMD Radeon HD8490. Good for overall 2D performance but you're not gonna do any type of 3D gaming.Take a look at my 9020 SFF performance video so you can see some of the benchmarks I conducted on the desktop.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Not my intention. Sorry about that. Ha Ha

[@exodus58]

Dude, I have an optiplex 7010 sff, there is a white Sata port in the mobo with no cable, can I use a SATA cable there? And I think there is 2 power cables for the HDD currently in my PC HDD has P2 and there is a P3 connected to nothing can I do it that way?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes. You can connect any SATA device to unused SATA ports with a SATA cable. If you say that you have a spare SATA power connector, then you should be good to go.

[@exodus58]

Thanks a lot

[@exodus58]

That P2 that was already plugged in to HDD kind of branches off the p3 instead of coming directly from the psu

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

iTz TechTime That doesn't affect anything. SATA power cables are made like that to make cable management easier. As long as that adapter is not being used, you should be able to power another SATA device.

[@exodus58]

Frank Hurtado Thanks a lot man!

[@Crashnchris27]

I tried this with my 9020sff and Kingston ssd there is no way it’ll fit in that same spot, is the Sandisk smaller in thickness to to Kingston ssd 240 gb? Thx

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

You must have a 1inch thick hard drive. The hard drive this machine had is a .75inch drive and it leaves plenty of space available for an SSD to fit in there. The Kingston amd the Sandisk should be about the same thickness.

[@Crashnchris27]

Frank Hurtado that’s why! I wanted to keep the disc drive and have dual drives for boot and storage. For now I’ve removed the blue clip on end of power supply and taped ssd there above inlet fan

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@Crashnchris27 That should also work! As long as it's secured somewhere, you should be good. These SSDs don't run hot so you shouldn't have any problems there.

[@byjacobc1880]

all of that isnt needed youst use the cables from the driver disc and u can use to hardrivers

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

If you do this, you lose the optical drive. Some people.will be ok with losing the optical drives but others won't.

[@byjacobc1880]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 for those who still live in 2010 yes but it isnt used today

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

You'd be surprised how many people ask for DVD/CD drives when I refurbish these Dell PCs.

[@byjacobc1880]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 i would understand if they are getting bluray or something.

[@originaltrilogy1]

Will the 9020 recognise 10TB HDDs?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Should work as long ad you set the partitiom to GPT. Don't use MBR because it's limited to seeing 2TB.

[@Dhjam11]

what size thermal tape did you use? I'm planning the same setup

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

DH Jam1 I used a 20mm wide thermal tape.

[@Dhjam11]

thanks

[@selwynfernandes1422]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 What was the thickness of the tape? Looking to do something similar.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@selwynfernandes1422 I believe it's the standard 0.1mm thickness

[@Ivan-vv6nd]

Thanks a lot

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

You're welcome! Glad I could help.

[@splat2glitcher]

Just get a sata power splitter

[@jaekwon7119]

you could of bought a power sprit line

[@mehuldalmia4457]

Why not get a sata power y cable?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

I did not have one available so I made my own.

[@naramhirmiz5583]

What if my SSD(running the os) is at the bottom and I want to tape a hard drive to it. Will it cause any heat problems?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

It shouldn't cause any problems but It would be physically attached better the other way around. Since a hard drive is much heavier than an SSD.

[@user-cy6gf2pj7y]

Dell does make an adapter (ebay less than $15) that fits where the 3.5" hard drive was and converts that bay to hold TWO 2.5" hard drives/ssd's. There is also an aftermarket mount that takes the place of the DVD/CD player/burner as well. I'd do that before I rely on sticky tape to hold parts in my computer

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Would definitely get that bay splitter if you want a second hard drive. The SSD doesn't weight anything and the thermal conductive tape is enough to keep it on there secured. This system is still going strong years after it was put together and nothing has come apart.

[@user-cy6gf2pj7y]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 I'd still prefer to not piggyback the heat of both that large mechanical drive AND the SSD. Heat IS a killer of many computer components, and these SFF sized machines have poor airflow as it is. JMHO, yours may differ

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Also tested that and the way I setup the system really helps keep both drives cool. The SSD is running the operating system and barely goes above 35C. The hard drive underneath is setup for extra data storage and is rarely used. It stays idle and spins down about 99% of the time so it rarely heats up. Both drives are running within spec even when benchmarking them continuously. The SSD doesn't output enough heat to heat up the hard drive which is the most affected by heat. System has been running great for years without one single drive related problem.

[@badcopnodonut607]

You made this WAY harder than necessary. There are splitter cables available for this project. You probably lost 80% of your viewers right at the beginning when you said solder. There are also 3.5" bay adapters for mounting the drives correctly. There are 3 sata ports on a 9020 motherboard, so using a simple power cable splitter you could have installed two SSD's and the optical drive without using tape...or solder. Anytime you work on the inside of a computer you should ground yourself to stop the possibility of static electricity. And my last bit of advice...if you are going to show someone how to do this with your solder method, you might want to give a few solder tips. I'm not tryin to be a hater, I just did this same mod without the cutting, soldering, taping...and wondering about the compatibility of the power cord. Cheers.

[@Dhjam11]

what adapter did you use to mount a ssd and a hdd together?

[@badcopnodonut607]

StarTech.com “We hope you'll write about your Dual 2.5" to 3.5" HDD Bracket for SATA Hard Drives - 2 Drive 2.5" to 3.5" Bracket for Mounting Bay”

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

You are assuming I wanted to use 2 SSDs. The setup I made was one hard drive and one SSD. The SSD for the OS and the hard drive for data storage. Thermaly taping it was the simplest way to achieve this. There are multiple ways of providing power from 1 SATA power cable and I did it with the parts I had in hand. A splitter would've been nice but I didn't have one the day I needed it. Lastly, If you're wondering about how to solder, then this video is not for you. I go over with higher level explanations assuming the viewer has knowledge or has the ability to gain knowledge through more videos. If I went down and explained every task down to the finest detail, my videos would be extremely long.

[@muhammaddanial8208]

Show the wire connection on the sata properly. I don't want to see your fingers and hand.

[@domitor1elementorum]

what about ssd's speed? 9020 has sata 2 or 3 version?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

It has both. I plugged in in to a Sata 3 port.

[@domitor1elementorum]

@@FRANKHURTADO01thanks, so its around 500-600 mb/s

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

I believe the sandisk I used is onlynlike 450MB/s. But the access speeds are orders of manginute faster than an HDD. That's what makes the OS faster.

[@Dhjam11]

have you had any temperature problems?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

None at all

[@keningilbert]

Which would be the better tape to use? Thermal Conductive Double Side Adhesive Tape For Heatsink Chipset IC LED GPU (0.2mm x 5mm) * Thermal Conductivity:1.3w/m-K * Adhesive power: 1.3kg/inch * Breakdown Voltage:4kv * Thickness: 0.2mm a.co/d/gddDUJ Nicelux Thermally Conductive Tape for Heatsink (0.3mm x 12mm) * Short Term Temperature Resistance :120C / 248F * Long Term Temperature Resistance: 80 C / 176F * Thermal Conductivity: 1.2 W/m-k * Breakdown Voltage: 3KVAC a.co/d/7BtSLuU

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Depends on what you want to use it for. If would buy the one with the greatest thermal conductivity for best heat transfer But if you just want to mount something then get the one with the greatest adhesive strength.

[@keningilbert]

Thanks for quick reply. I want to use it for exactly same purpose used in this video. To attach 2.5" SSD to 3.5" HD.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Here you go then this is the one I used. Ceatech 25m x 20mm x 0.20mm Thermal Tape Double Side Adhesive for Heatsink, CPU,GPU, High Power LED, IC Chip Set, Modules, SSD Drives www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZY1JNJV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_n.CJBbY2KSE7E

[@keningilbert]

Thank you!

[@jaekwon7119]

so you do not have to soder

[@tonyzhao3687]

will this cause the hard drive over heated?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Tony Zhao No it will not. The hard drive is used as a secondary drive and has low usage. The SSD is thermally taped to the hard drive so they should dissipate their heat well together.

[@seanx666]

You can also do this without soldering by using wire nuts. Much easier.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes much easier but not as clean looking as soldering. Also there's limited space in these machines so wire nuts could possibly not fit in some instances. Some people don't use wire nuts correctly and that could bring up lots of other problems down the road.

[@jeff-vd9ye]

Will it work with a dell optiplex 780 desktop

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Seems to be similar and if it has the space for it inside, then I don't see why not.

[@brentnashbuan]

Will this work on the dell optiolex 990 MT?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

I haven't had the chance to work on an MT but if it has an extra hdd data port and the space in the cade for an ssd, it should also work.

[@brentnashbuan]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 omg thank u for responding too quickly and on point, you gained another subscriber

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@brentnashbuan Thank you and glad I could help!

[@caligoclarus]

splitter cable is 99 cents with free shipping on ebay. Hell of a lot simpler.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Brande X I didn't have the time to wait for a splitter so I used what I had in hand. Just can't beat free! Splitter is already mentioned in the comments...

[@antmon123]

could I add a 2nd hard drive but keep my optical dvdrw drive?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

What dell model do you have? On this 9020sff you can have 2 drives plus an optical drive.

[@antmon123]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 mine is the 790 SFF

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Just googled that motherboard and it has 3 SATA data plugs. Just buy a sata y power splitter and get yourself a 2nd sata data cable and plug in a second drive to your system and you should be good to go!

[@antmon123]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 thank you! i was just downloading the manual 😁

[@antmon123]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 so i think this has all i need... www.amazon.com/dp/B01FD7R0ZM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_H2u8FbZ903RF8

[@lewis1304]

My caddy looks different :( can’t get the drive in !

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Is it because you have a thicker hard drive on it? The SSD will only fit if the hard drive is slim.

[@harjan5364]

Is it possible to install 3 drives into this?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes but I believe you loose the DVD drive if you want 3 storage drives.

[@harjan5364]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 no way to get 3 plus the dvd drive?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@harjan5364i believe the one I upgraded only had 3 sata ports.

[@harjan5364]

Frank Hurtado unfortunate as i also have the 9020 sff

[@ChasingEnigma]

Wouldl it work on Dell optiplex 3040 SFF?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes

[@ChasingEnigma]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 Wow that's a fast reply thank you!

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@ChasingEnigma No problem. Hope you make it work!

[@myerwerl]

Any gpu recommendation?

[@albnoel]

Asus gtx 1650 for maximum performance. All gtx1650 are the best gpus you can get for this system. Go for the low profile version.

[@josephroblesjr.8944]

I'm just gonna stick with my sata power splitter I found in my box of cables....

[@cryptominati4961]

if I don't wanna use DVD Drive so I can use SSD and HDD

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes you can do that but your DVD drive might be on a SATA 2 speed vs SATA 3. Connect the SSD to SATA 3 and the HDD to SATA 2.

[@cryptominati4961]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 but problem is DVD drive cables is small and different then HDD SATA cables how can I solve this issue ?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@cryptominati4961 They should be the same. Both use the same SATA data and SATA power connectors. Only difference is speed.

[@brentbradley6711]

Too much camera shake

[@roger_985]

good effort, but I would advise anyone wanting a second drive in one of these Dell's to buy a sata splitter for $5. Not worth the time or effort to solder.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Maybe for someone who isn't comfortable or has the know how to make their own connector.

[@roger_985]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 For what a sata splitter costs, buying one is a better value than making one. If you enjoy tinkering with things, making one does work. Your video is well made and it shows people what is possible with an sff dell and a little ingenuity.

[@afifiasri138]

can it replace ssd 480gb?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes, you can put whatever size SSD you want.

[@rjaypantojan1508]

have you max out your ram up to 32gb???

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Yes I've installed 32GB of RAM bit have never really used mpre than 16GB

[@rjaypantojan1508]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 whats the processor u have on that pc?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@rjaypantojan1508 Don't remember the specific model but it had an i5 and I upgraded it to the best i7 4 core,8 thread that was in the compatibility list.

[@rjaypantojan1508]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 thank you for the information frank...

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@rjaypantojan1508 No problem. Glad I could help.

[@gjsaints2929]

I got different method. It is better to use laptop hdd 2.5 inch. Buy a Hdd Caddy. But you need to sacrifice dvd rom.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Laptop 2.5 inch is the same for factor as an SSD but way slower than an SSD. Reason for me doing this is because the SSD weighs nothing and has no moving parts internally so it won't have any negative performance impacts. You also don't lose the DVD drive.

[@gjsaints2929]

Yep. Ssd's can actually fit in HDD caddy. I got the idea from Mxkdi.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@gjsaints2929 yeah and if you're not planning on using the DVD drive, it for sure would look cleaner.

[@gjsaints2929]

Are you currently using this pc right now? Did you do some upgrades?

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@gjsaints2929 I am not. I gave this PC to my sister a couple of years ago and she still uses it to this day.

[@sam144169]

hey can you make those cables & sell them on ebay? cause i am the one who will buy couple of em.....as i have 10x optiplex 9020 systems :D anyways, cool video mate....

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

You can already buy these premade on amazon and ebay! Just search for SATA power Y splitter. I made mine because I had the parts available and didn't have time to wait for one to arrive.

[@sam144169]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 i typed "sata power y splitter" on amazon & i got these: www.amazon.in/Storite-Dual-SATA-Power-Y-Cable/dp/B01CJ9T7Q2/ref=pd_lpo_23_t_2/257-0514481-6078314?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01CJ9T7Q2&pd_rd_r=2db57bf6-e7bc-496a-af5e-c25e0d26c67f&pd_rd_w=IcTUg&pd_rd_wg=c2sGm&pf_rd_p=5a903e39-3cff-40f0-9a69-33552e242181&pf_rd_r=VQNAKQK6DT67SEZWWX0W&psc=1&refRID=VQNAKQK6DT67SEZWWX0W can you tell me a more specific name please? thanks in advance....

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@sam144169 This is what you need. It has male on one end and 2 female adapters on the other end. www.amazon.com/dp/B07ML447FG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_SMtUFbCD73205?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[@sam144169]

@@FRANKHURTADO01 1st of all, thanks for your help. Can you please tell me, if this will work.... www.amazon.in/CABLESETC-Female-Extension-Splitter-Adapter/dp/B01I598WRA/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=15+Pin+SATA+Power+Y-Splitter+Cable&qid=1605977057&sr=8-2 i am asking you because, it has only 4 PINS(wires) attached to the male side of it & the one which you showed, there are 5 PINS(wires) attached.....and the one which you showed is not available in my region, i searched a lot online....

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@sam144169 Glad Incan help! That adapter should work perfect. You only need a 5 wire connector if you plan on using hotplug with your drives. That's what that extra 3.3V wire is used for. Otherwise you're good to go with that adapter!

[@fisher_dittburner]

the way you were yanking on those cables made me cringe.

[@natansa7542]

HELLO MAN I WANT THIS CABLE YOU MADE . I WILL PAY YOU MONEY. PLEASE ANSWER ME. THANKS

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Hi I wouldn't be able to sell you what I did because I would need your PC to modify it. Search for SATA power y splitter on Amazon or ebay and use one of those adapters to accomplish the same result. No soldering required!

[@pyotrleflegin7255]

'Soddering' always makes me smile. A decent vid but you gave yourself far too much work!

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Soldering is easy for me and I like understanding and making things work when I don't have the easy way of doing it available.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

@@user-nu4cs1pg7q Didn't use duct tape. It's thermal conductive tape.

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

I would buy an adapter from China Aliexpress for $2-$3 and use the hard drive an external usb if just for storage.

[@user-cy6gf2pj7y]

Tried that before...those adapters can easily cause corrupted data or damaged hard drives. I lost two drives that way...so never again for me!

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

@@user-cy6gf2pj7y My daughter, son and myself have used them for 18 years since my daughter and son put me on to them. None of us have ever had a problem ever. They can't corrupt hard drives. You can however not line up the holes with the pins proper or buy the wrong adapter and bend and break pins then. The only way you can loose hard drives is by wear out with age. You downloaded corrupt files or virus, that is how you lose data and some times hard drives. You need to do your research.

[@user-cy6gf2pj7y]

@@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning Just wait until they drop power while you are writing to the drive! That's what caused me to scramble those drives and corrupt the info on them!

[@user-cy6gf2pj7y]

And, just because you've been lucky doesn't mean that others have been! I have been building computers on and off for the past 30 years, and have done a ton of research, so don't just spout out that crap. There's enough of that on here as it is!

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

@@user-cy6gf2pj7y All 3 of us have never had a problem in 18 years and we saved more money then the cost of a drive. You can have that happen with a power surge or power outage during a storm. That happens more then these drives adapters dropping power.

[@conradfelder2663]

Why have you made this so complicated, you are just wasting everyones time.thisi can be accomplished without all the extra cutting sodering and needless dohickes you are suggesting. spend more time learning the trade and less trying to teach.

[@pedrosalasmorales4986]

FRank hola !! Te escribo desde chile , compre un 7020 sff , estaba todo desarmado y de apoco le eh dado vida. Me falta el Cpu cooler fan , no lo eh podido encontrar en mi pais. Buscando en ebay encontre este adaptador 4 a 5 pins www.ebay.com/itm/Durable-5-Pin-to-4-Pin-Fan-Connector-Adapter-Extension-Convertion-Cable-For-Dell/282643474270?epid=2086601682&hash=item41cedd275e:g:hH8AAOSw-EBZp7vE Y este splitter de sata www.ebay.com/itm/SATA-Power-15-pin-Y-Splitter-Cable-Adapter-Male-to-Female-for-HDD-Hard-Drive-Hot/401300290455?hash=item5d6f5c7b97:g:wq8AAOSwc-tY3gpR Como te digo , es la ultima opcion que me queda ya que los repuestos no estan disponibles aca en chile Saludos cordiales.

[@FRANKHURTADO01]

Hola Pedro! El adaptador SATA es el correcto y te servira bien para 2 discos duros. Checa este link de ebay que incluye el heatsink y abanico para el procesador. rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fp%2F1782295265%3Fiid%3D273412974180 Si quieres usar tu propio abanico, usaria la siguiente parte. rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F153126924128

[@pedrosalasmorales4986]

Gracias por tan pronta respuesta, de los heatsink y el cooler fan, no indican que despachen a mi país , por lo que tengo que tomar la opción de el adaptador de 4 a 5 pines. Saludos cordiales frank!