SATA2 and PSU without sata connectors???

luismenendez · 28 May 2006 at 16:33

Hello there,

I think my PSU died. I was running memtest and I cut off the power and then when I tried to boot up the PSU make a quick electrical noise like click and I a little spark I can see through the window (Tt 480W Butterfly with a window) and nothing happens. Clear bios and still the quick noise and little spark.

I have another PSU to try but my hard drive is SATA2 and the spare PSU does not have sata conectors so I wonder if I can plug the sata 2 drive using the normal PSU power?????

thanks,

(I hope my mobo etc still OK )

Orifice · 28 May 2006 at 17:56

You can get connectors for about £1 that convert the standard 4 pin molex to sata power.

Messiah Khan · 28 May 2006 at 18:31

You shoul;d be able to hook your SATA drives up to normal 4 pin molex connectors. Thats how all of mine are connected. Just don't ever try connecting the molex AND the sata power connectors to one drive at the same time.

Borden · 29 May 2006 at 08:59

Like Orifice said, you can get converters pretty easily. They are normally supplied with your mobo, so have a look in the box

messiah khan said:
You shoul;d be able to hook your SATA drives up to normal 4 pin molex connectors. Thats how all of mine are connected. Just don't ever try connecting the molex AND the sata power connectors to one drive at the same time.

How have you done that? Are the drives Western Digital as they're the only ones i know of which allow both types of connectors?

luismenendez · 29 May 2006 at 11:59

Thanks for the anwsers.

I connected it to the normal molex and is ok.

Mikey1280 · 29 May 2006 at 12:23

Mine is hitachi and can be connected to either SATA or Molex

Messiah Khan · 29 May 2006 at 13:02

mark1 said:
Like Orifice said, you can get converters pretty easily. They are normally supplied with your mobo, so have a look in the box

How have you done that? Are the drives Western Digital as they're the only ones i know of which allow both types of connectors?

I thought most SATA drives were like that. All 3 of my SATA drives are Western Digital, so you might be right. But im sure most are like that.

Borden · 29 May 2006 at 13:30

messiah khan said:
I thought most SATA drives were like that. All 3 of my SATA drives are Western Digital, so you might be right. But im sure most are like that.

from what Mikey1280 said above i think it's you that is right

My seagate only has the one power connection which is why i thought it was only western digital.

smids · 30 May 2006 at 12:49

Only Hitachi and Western Digital use legacy 4 pin molex connectors. All other manufacturers as I understand it only use SATA power connectors.