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Tonyo3
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October 9th, 2019 15:00
Power cable from motherboard to a 4 pin molex for a pci-e card
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RoHe
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October 9th, 2019 17:00
They use a 6-pin>SATA power connector cable to connect SATA drives to the motherboard. So maybe, perhaps, possibly you could use one of those cables and put a SATA>4 pin adapter on the end...?
Just a random thought...
Dumb user. Tryin to use an PCI-e card that needs a 4 pin molex power supply. Dell 3670 only has those 6 pin satas on the mb
savvy2
2.5K Posts
October 10th, 2019 05:00
calif source not China
they sell those simple adapters on ebay. endless and types.
i guess this unstated card is USB3 card, with old silly IDE(PATA) power jacks, sure and ended back in 2001,
so buy a SATA POWER to PATA MOLEX adapter, bingo. fixed.
sata 15 to pata 4
if you need a link to it ask. but ebay finds it in seconds..... if you just look.
the classic dell conundrum, the lack of cables.
the PSU has 2, that only run the mobo
then there is spring off cable, for HDD and DVD.
so you gander at the lack of cable, omg what cheap skates, with no extra cables, is that it> (and first)
if you do have a 2nd SATA POWER CABLE you sure can adapt it to PATA> (iDE relic tech)
if im not wrong, there is 2nd port on the mobo that is power cable option 2 for 2nd HDD /SSD,
if missing buy that first. connector at bottom right corner of your MOBO 6 pins is that power connector
and may come in 2 types, 1 drive, and 2 drive options. (IDK im not dell but seen this)
my fine T3610 has that cable and it not connected but tie wrapped to the frame of PC , just incase needed, put there by dell.
here is the double kit
here is the molex adaptor,. sata to pata. power.
next time post photo of insides of a PC, and magic happens. (no long long posts)
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RoHe
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October 9th, 2019 17:00
They use a 6-pin>SATA power connector cable to connect SATA drives to the motherboard. So maybe, perhaps, possibly you could use one of those cables and put a SATA>4 pin adapter on the end...?
Just a random thought...
Tonyo3
3 Posts
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October 9th, 2019 15:00
Dumb user. Tryin to use an PCI-e card that needs a 4 pin molex power supply. Dell 3670 only has those 6 pin satas on the mb
savvy2
2.5K Posts
0
October 10th, 2019 05:00
calif source not China
savvy2
2.5K Posts
0
October 10th, 2019 05:00
they sell those simple adapters on ebay. endless and types.
i guess this unstated card is USB3 card, with old silly IDE(PATA) power jacks, sure and ended back in 2001,
so buy a SATA POWER to PATA MOLEX adapter, bingo. fixed.
sata 15 to pata 4
if you need a link to it ask. but ebay finds it in seconds..... if you just look.
savvy2
2.5K Posts
0
October 10th, 2019 05:00
the classic dell conundrum, the lack of cables.
the PSU has 2, that only run the mobo
then there is spring off cable, for HDD and DVD.
so you gander at the lack of cable, omg what cheap skates, with no extra cables, is that it> (and first)
if you do have a 2nd SATA POWER CABLE you sure can adapt it to PATA> (iDE relic tech)
if im not wrong, there is 2nd port on the mobo that is power cable option 2 for 2nd HDD /SSD,
if missing buy that first. connector at bottom right corner of your MOBO 6 pins is that power connector
and may come in 2 types, 1 drive, and 2 drive options. (IDK im not dell but seen this)
my fine T3610 has that cable and it not connected but tie wrapped to the frame of PC , just incase needed, put there by dell.
here is the double kit
here is the molex adaptor,. sata to pata. power.
next time post photo of insides of a PC, and magic happens. (no long long posts)