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2 SSD's on one sata power connector?

ledzz
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2 SSD's on one sata power connector? is this ok, i have a sata power cable with about 4 connections on, is this ok? thanks

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2 SSD's on one sata power connector? is this ok, i have a sata power cable with about 4 connections on, is this ok? thanks

You can use all four of those connectors with four drives if you want. 

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It sure is. 

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SATA power no problem, SATA data would be a total clusterfuc mess.

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I don't get it. How is the data transmitted then?

"Same rules since the first man picked up the first stick and beat the second man's ass with it."

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I don't get it. How is the data transmitted then?

 

The power connectors connect to the PSU supplying power for the drives. While the SATA data cables connect to the motherboard transferring data.

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