Q:can you use just one power (positive) cable cut it and use the rest for your negative

Wire is wire. The only difference is the insulation color. The biggest problem in using wire with the same color insulation is that it's really easy to get them reversed. And just one fraction of a second of reversed polarity and the amp power supply (maybe other things too) is fried. If you insist on using the same color, you should slip a short piece of shrink wrap onto the end of the negative wire close to the terminal so it can be readily identified.

Q:I was replacing the hard drive of my desktop computer but now I don't know where the cable [see picture] fits. it obviously goes somewhere since the computer does not turn on now. The Hard Drive is SATA if relevant. Thank you!

That's the main power connector for the motherboard. It probably plugs into that white socket behind it on the board, but check the motherboard manual to make sure you put it in the right place. It's pretty hard to plug things into the wrong place most of the time, but check to be sure.

Q:Currently I have a 250GB drive and Writable CD/DVD. I wand to add a 3.51TB internal drive

You will have to get a SATA data cable. The power cable going to your current HD has a connector for a second drive. _

Q:Hi, I have a router connected to the internet, but one of the computer is 80 feets away from the router and it can not get 100MBps. I have force the computer to use 10MBps. Could someone please let me know what will impact the speed of cat5 cabling?

Unlikely to be your cat5 cable - how about your NIC card? wdw

Q:I have an old scanner, HP Scanjet 3400C, but I have lost the power supply cable. The power socket the cable fits into looks like a small single hole with a little pin in the middle.Can I replace it and what is it called?Thank you very much.

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Q:My ac jack is screwed up and I can't plug in the ac adapter. I have heard that there is a power cable that will plug into one of the other ports on the side of the computer to, but I don't know where to find one or what they are called. Also, I have heard there are a million problems with the R3000 - and some can be fixed by taking it apart. I do NOT want to do this. I just need an alternative power cable. The laptop works perfect - if it had power. Thanks in advance. :)

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Q:Seem to have misplaced both the power cable and adaptor for my hp printer scanner all in one and every where i look i cant seem to pick them up can any1 help me ?

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Q:My mother has moved to Australia, taking her Fujitsu Siemens (Amilo model) laptop with her. Very shortly after, her power cable stopped functioning, and she would like a new one. Unfortunately, she is not tech-savvy at all and doesn't seem to be able to find the thing online, and I being from Europe, have trouble searching in her stead. I don't even know what an Australian plug looks like and I have no clue regarding the currency...All and any help is much appreciated.

Just get a small plug adapter in Australia. That will be cheaper than buying a whole new power cable.

Q:Every time i unplug the power cable from my laptop the wireless connection stops working and i can't seem to fix it by changing the wireless power options any ideas?

I am assuming that you are using windows, If you haven't done so already, right click on the battery on the right hand of your task bar and click on the power options. now, click on CHANGE PLAN SETTINGS Then click on CHANGE ADVANCED POWER SETTINGS a new window should pop up, look for wireless adaptor settings and select maximum performance, This could be your answer but then again I'm not sure what you have already attempted.

Q:I am upgrading a two-year-old higher end HP tower to include a mirrored hard drive. I did a little vacuuming and inspection and plan to order the exact model drive which is in there now. I noticed that the SATA cables used include a simple plastic latching mechanism in the connector. I checked CDW and found quot;latchingcables made by Startech which I assume should work (but the latching part is made of stamped metal). My biggest question is the power connector. The factory installed molex-to-SATA adapter also has this latch mechanism (on the black hard drive side), but I cannot find a cable anywhere mentioning a latch on the power connector. Is this something specific to factory installation?Thanks.

No. Latching cables as you call them are available at retailers. Try Newegg...