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SATA power cable won't plug in to SSD

Levii1234
By Levii1234
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My power supply just died on me so I went and bought a new one, but the SATA power cables are different and won't connect to my SSD, or any of my drives. Do I just need to push harder? Old power supply is Thermaltake Smart 500W, new one is Thermaltake Smart 700W.

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That SATA power looks like it's clad almost like a Molex header instead of a SATA header. Regardless,

 

27 minutes ago, Levii1234 said:

new one is Thermaltake Smart 700W

Thermaltake Smart are garbage power supplies. Are you eligible to get a refund on this? Any decent 500W PSU is preferable to a really bad 700W unit 

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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I would get a higher quality power supply. Like a Seasonic Focus semi-modular - I have one, works great

I had a Thermaltake Smart 600W unit. It couldn't drive what a high quality 450W one could.

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1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

That SATA power looks like it's clad almost like a Molex header instead of a SATA header. Regardless,

 

Thermaltake Smart are garbage power supplies. Are you eligible to get a refund on this? Any decent 500W PSU is preferable to a really bad 700W unit 

That's not what he was asking...

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Guys, the quality of the power supply is irrelevant, as that is not what he is asking about.

 

It really looks like you need to use just a little more force to get it to plug in. Just make sure it's in the right orientation. 

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8 minutes ago, Ryker Robb said:

Guys, the quality of the power supply is irrelevant, as that is not what he is asking about.

 

It really looks like you need to use just a little more force to get it to plug in. Just make sure it's in the right orientation. 

Yeah I'm aware it's not high quality it's just what's available right now. But still, it should plug in right? lol.

 

I've already pushed it pretty hard I'm just scared to break it. If they should both work then I don't understand why the cables are different.

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8 minutes ago, Levii1234 said:

But still, it should plug in right? lol.

 

Like I said, something looks wrong with the shape of the connector. Have you got a caliper on hand, or anything you can measure it with to see if it's actually the right size compared to the old connector?

 

25 minutes ago, Ryker Robb said:

That's not what he was asking...

A big part of crappy PSU quality is the build quality. If thermaltake pushed a bad unit out the door and it wasn't even up to snuff for connecting the SSD, I am of course going to recommend a different unit.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

Trash beauty:

Xeon X5560 - RX 570 4GB (defective) -Fattydove Racing 240GB - WD Blue 320GB - HP Z400 - 6x2GB DDR3 1066 - EVGA 450W3

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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25 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

Like I said, something looks wrong with the shape of the connector. Have you got a caliper on hand, or anything you can measure it with to see if it's actually the right size compared to the old connector?

 

A big part of crappy PSU quality is the build quality. If thermaltake pushed a bad unit out the door and it wasn't even up to snuff for connecting the SSD, I am of course going to recommend a different unit.

I just went and tried on my brother's connector which looks visually identical and it worked so I think you're right and it's just bad build quality. Going to try and get a refund tomorrow. Thanks for the help.

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