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Is it safe to use a molex to sata cable that is crimped not moulded to power a shucked drive? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum
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I don't have kapton tape or want to cut wires as I don't have a spare sata power cable. However I do have a molex power cable and a molex to sata 3.3 adapter that came with my Seasonic Focus GX-750 PSU. It only has 4 wires and does not contain a wire for 3.3v power. The sata connector is crimped and not moulded. My shucked WD180EDGZ-11BLDS0 seems to require the 3.3v pin fix.

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[–] [S, B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

So I should be fine with the current configuration ofPSU 6-pin to Molex, and then Molex to Sata 3.3 adapter that connected only to this one drive?

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    What is this 6 pin you speak of? Are we talking modular psu or OEM? The only molex I'm concerned about is the one that carries 12v, 5v, and a couple grounds. The only 6pin I'm aware of is normally for a GPU and that only has 3 12v wires and grounds.

    Maybe some pictures will help.

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  • [–] [S, B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Modular PSU, the 6-pin (but only 4 are used) goes to the PSU. Here is a image of the cables. https://imgur.com/a/C95FjRi

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