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10-19-2008, 09:03 AM
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Power supply connector to h/d is thin 5 wire
I am replacing a power supply with a thin 5 wire(orange, black,red,black,white) labeled p3 going to the sata hd in a Dell 5100. The replacement P?S has the molex 4 wire connectors. How do I try this? I am just wanting to test the possibility of a bad p/s
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10-19-2008, 09:44 PM
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Re: Power supply connector to h/d is thin 5 wire
the 5 wire is SATA power, 4 pin is molex. I've sucessfully used molex to SATA adapters- the 3.3V is only for hiot plugging.
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