What is this connector used for? PIC

sniper007 · 22 Feb 2007 at 14:44

Bit of a rubbish pick i found off google, but its the best one I could find. What is the connector to the far right? i.e. Not the SATA power connector, not the SATA data connector, the 4 pin connector to the right? The drive in the pic looks odd and is just an example. i actually am looking to find out what it does for my SATA Seagate barracuda 80gb drive. i have the sata power and data and then this 4pin connectoor on mine which is labelled molex at the top.Its not a 4 pin molex though...the pins are quite small. Is this another method of powering the drive? Only, my SATA power connector is buggered so I was looking to see if this is an alternative way I can power it.

Ta

VaderDSL · 22 Feb 2007 at 14:46

Isn't it where you set the jumper switches for example to set slave master, cable select or to determine if it runs at Sata 1.5 or Sata 3?

sniper007 · 22 Feb 2007 at 14:47

Damn, didnt think of that. yeah prob will be. Saying that the pins arent quite as small in that pick, and why does it say molex above mine?

VaderDSL · 22 Feb 2007 at 14:49

some drive had sata power connectors and 4 pin molex connectors? I know you said they are quite small, have you tried seeing if a normal 4 pin fits?

Tute · 22 Feb 2007 at 14:54

Looks like the jumper pins to me.

4-pin molex is far bigger than that.

rpstewart · 22 Feb 2007 at 15:00

It's the jumper block, image below is from a drive lying PCB upwards.

mosfet · 22 Feb 2007 at 22:35

Definitely a jumper block, as others have said.

MOLEX are a company that make (amongst other things) power connectors. The 4 pin 'molex connector' that we're used to seeing is just one of the products they make. Presumably they fabricated the part on your hard drive that has their name on it.

sWiZzLe · 23 Feb 2007 at 07:51

Dude, on that picture, theres a jumper pin in the connector.... doesn't that slightly give the game away :rolleyes:

sniper007 · 23 Feb 2007 at 10:39

mosfet said:
Definitely a jumper block, as others have said.

MOLEX are a company that make (amongst other things) power connectors. The 4 pin 'molex connector' that we're used to seeing is just one of the products they make. Presumably they fabricated the part on your hard drive that has their name on it.

Thanks for that

Yeah ok im a officially a noob. Ignore everything I say about storage from now on!