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ChAd - Jun 28, 2010 at 05:32 AM
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ChAd - Jun 28, 2010 at 05:32 AM
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You are absolutely wrong about 4-wire SATA power cables: SMART info will *ALWAYS* be collected and reported. This is built into all newer HDD's capabilities and has *nothing* to do with how the drive's controller circuit board is powered (5V vs 3.3V).
All newer drives implement SMART technology reporting whether they are IDE/PATA or SATA types.
"(Only) A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing."
All newer drives implement SMART technology reporting whether they are IDE/PATA or SATA types.
"(Only) A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing."
There are adapter cables for 4-pin Molex to 15-pin power needed for SATA drives, They should be $2 or less, but a computer store will try to gouge you.
A newer power supply will come with at least one SATA power connectos
The only problem with the power adapter cable is that the only power connected to the hard drive is +5 volts (red wire) and +12 volts (yellow wire). Without the +3.3 volt input (orange wire), no S.M.A.R.T. data will be reported to the motherboard. By the way - you'll be happier if you use a latching SATA data cable. I have power adapter cables I'll never use, but there's no way to get one to you. Don't get gouged!
A newer power supply will come with at least one SATA power connectos
The only problem with the power adapter cable is that the only power connected to the hard drive is +5 volts (red wire) and +12 volts (yellow wire). Without the +3.3 volt input (orange wire), no S.M.A.R.T. data will be reported to the motherboard. By the way - you'll be happier if you use a latching SATA data cable. I have power adapter cables I'll never use, but there's no way to get one to you. Don't get gouged!
1. I HAVE A COMPUTER AND MY HARD DISK DRIVE HAS CRUSHED. PLEASE CAN IT BE REPAIRED.
2. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CABLES AND THERE CONNECTORS
2. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CABLES AND THERE CONNECTORS
may be you have bought a sata hdd for ide capable main board, or you have bought a ide hdd for a sata capable main board. never mind of this difference, just get a converter for this. its very cheap and can get it from any local computer hardware retailers.
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I just buy my 500w coolermaster power supply and it comes with red,yellow and orange wire to 4x Sara power connector that means I have 3.3volt for my smart data :)) cost me 40 bucks. Siao:))
the problem is simple the fools that made this crap have build in an comptability problem wich is: normal sata powercable uses 5 cables with the orange one
but they are not ready or want us to spend money on junk that dont work or something like that so :
if you attach a cable to the last empty pin from the connector to your powersupply's orange cable test it and it will work !!!
but they are not ready or want us to spend money on junk that dont work or something like that so :
if you attach a cable to the last empty pin from the connector to your powersupply's orange cable test it and it will work !!!
