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8 pin connector on Dell PowerEdge R730 to SATA power?
I want to add a USB 3.0 PCI-E card (with SATA power) to a Dell PowerEdge R730.
I called Dell technical support but like most times, they had no idea about the connector or generally anything
As you can see here in the manual: http://www.dell.com/support/manuals/us/en/19/Topic/poweredge-r730/R730_R730xd_Publication-v1/en-us/GUID-F9627386-54DD-4436-AAC6-9DBF28DC52B7 Ive found that port 4 (Backplane power connector 0) is free. Ive found this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812400105 which seems to convert that 8 pin connector to a SATA power connector.
I just wanted to confirm from users if they thought this would work. I dont find any reason or any strangeness in this. The only thing I can think of is if that connector is propriatory but it doesnt seem to be (if someone wants a picture, Ill be more than happy to post it)
Thank you
riahc3
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March 20th, 2015 10:00
Anyone? How about extending the internal USB 3.0 port to one external USB 3.0 port into a PCI slot?
ayboye
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February 16th, 2017 11:00
I am currently in the same situation. I want to buy a PCI-E card with USB 3.1 for my Dell R720 server and I need a sata connector for the card to work.
I would like to know how you powered your card and if this adapter will work as well.
I will really be glad to get a response about this.
ayboye
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April 22nd, 2021 00:00
In case anyone is in the same boat, the initial card I bought needed an internal SATA power, which I could not get on a R720 appliance but I was able to get another PCIe card that does not require internal SATA power and that worked well.