Problems connecting my hdd and optical drive

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Hi

I have almost finished my i5 build but can't seem to connect the hard drive and optical drive. They are both sata and currently have them connected to a 4 pin molex connector. I have no idea where to connect this on my p55 ud5 motherboard. I tried looking for a sata connector on my psu (corsair hx850) but had no luck. Can anyone offer some advice please?

Thanks
 
The psu will have a number of sata power connectors on it, theese are long flat connecors with an L shape connecting point, this will match a connector on the back of the hdd/dvd drive. Also on the back of each drive is a smaller L shaped connector, this is for the sata data cable, the other end of this will plug onto the sata ports on the motherboard.

sata power connector
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sata data cable
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motherboard sata connector.
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Dont forget its either SATA power OR molex, never connect both types of power cable to a single HDD or optical drive.
 
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