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Tmt97
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So I found this old cable I'm trying to reuse. It seems to take 2 sata connections as data input, and on one end it connects to a slimline optical drive, and the other end connects to a normal hard drive. The only bit that I can't identify is this connector that seems to look almost like a fan connector but with 5 pins. I can only assume that it's what was delivering power to the optical and hard drive. I could really use help figuring out what it is.

 

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I think the white connector is for older hard drives and acts as auxiliary power.

 

It was on one of my dad's power supplies and there was room for it on one of my old 2.5" IDE drives.

 

A bit obsolete by today's standards but works for older stuff!

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Just now, AlphaGamer46 said:

I think the white connector is for older hard drives and acts as auxiliary power.

 

It was on one of my dad's power supplies and there was room for it on one of my old 2.5" IDE drives.

 

A bit obsolete by today's standards but works for older stuff!

Do you know the name of it so I can google it? I want to buy an adapter so that I can use molex or something to power this.

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more power for the drive, not neccesary but if you have some old drive that dosent take SATA power it could come in handy, you can also probably connect some fans to it if you wanted to 

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

more power for the drive, not neccesary but if you have some old drive that dosent take SATA power it could come in handy, you can also probably connect some fans to it if you wanted to 

Well it is kinda necessary if I am gonna use this cable. It just has two sata data connectors as input, nothing else delivering power to the hard drive and slimline optical connectors.

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1 minute ago, KemoKa said:

The white one looks like an old (proprietary?) Molex sort of connector. The other is just a SATA data/power to Slimline SATA adapter. Nothing special.

yea, its the white thing I'm trying to figure out. I wanna find a converter from it to molex.

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2 minutes ago, Tmt97 said:

yea, its the white thing I'm trying to figure out. I wanna find a converter from it to molex.

il go look if i dont have one of those, i might have. atlease if your meaning from the wierd white 4 pin to molex, 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

il go look if i dont have one of those, i might have. atlease if your meaning from the wierd white 4 pin to molex, 

Yes, the white one to molex. But just fyi, it is 5 pin, most definitely 5 holes in it for 5 pins.

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Just now, Tmt97 said:

Yes, the white one to molex. But just fyi, it is 5 pin, most definitely 5 holes in it for 5 pins.

well i couldent find one of those but i found a white 4 pin to SATA power, sorry to waste your time

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

well i couldent find one of those but i found a white 4 pin to SATA power, sorry to waste your time

Aww... :/ Well if you can remember the name of that thing, please let me know. I've been searching google for hours, and I can't find it.

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4 minutes ago, Tmt97 said:

Aww... :/ Well if you can remember the name of that thing, please let me know. I've been searching google for hours, and I can't find it.

googled some and try googling "micro jst connector 5 pin" because i found some similar stuff doing so, might be a lead on something, i dont have time, i have other things to do but i hope i was of some help here

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The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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