“Do I need to purchase anything else to install this drive or does it come with everything necessary?”

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• The drive comes with mounting screws, but you'll need to supply the SATA cable (the one that goes from an unused SATA port on the motherboard to the drive). If your PSU's SATA power cable is too short to reach the drive, you'll need to add an extension/ splitter cable.

  Answered by Jodie 5 years ago

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• Hi ManCmon, The WD Desktop Mainstream internal hard drive is the only item in the packaging. The SATA cables are provided by the manufacturer of the computer. Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information

  Answered by Western Digital Team 2 years ago

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• So long as you have a spare sata power connector, you should only need a sata cable for the data transfer to your motherboard.

  Answered by WesleyS 5 years ago

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• The drive is all you need if you are simply replacing a SATA drive, other than tools and software installation materials.

  Answered by KzooNick 5 years ago

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• That depends on your situation. If you are replacing a preexisting drive then you should already have everything you need. Just take the old one out and place the new one in its place. If you are doing a new build its possible that you may need a SATA cable to complete the build as this cable is not included with the drive.

  Answered by DannosukeTheBuilder 5 years ago

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