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this diagram might help

 

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Hello, I want to hack my ps2, I have the hdd attachment for the ps2, the hdd, and the usb interface to use it with my computer, but I need a power cable for it. Can I use a 5 volt 2.1 amp power brick with a modded molex cable?

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is this a 3.5" hdd

 

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if it is then you'll need 12 volts aswell

 

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if its 2.5" like in laptop hdd size then 5v will be fine

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1 minute ago, gchan985 said:

if it is then you'll need 12 volts aswell

 

well, I tried to use a 12 volt cable, but I smoked my old one!

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you smoked the cable or the hdd??

 

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1 minute ago, Master Jorn said:

well, I tried to use a 12 volt cable, but I smoked my old one!

and also, its a 3.5 inch ide hdd with molex power.

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you'll need a molex pinout diagram connect ground to black 12v to yellow...

5v to red and ground to black cable next to it

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this diagram might help

 

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no worries

i made a custom sata connection like this

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