On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 6:35 PM Mark Knecht <markkne...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I've looked for a adapter. I couldn't find one. That's why I connected to a old rig that had a set of molex cables I could use. Luckily I had a molex to sata adapter. Do you know what they are called so I know what to search for? I'd buy a dozen or so just to have extras laying around. I just can't find them. I suspect I'm using the wrong search terms. > > > > Do new motherboards support that PWDIS feature? I'm looking at the ASUS Prime X670-P mobo and I can't find anything that says what version of SATA it has or about the PWDIS option. I assume it doesn't have it but assuming means you can be wrong. I haven't looked at the new power supply cables yet. I've bought ATX style ones recently tho. Look the same as old ones to me. > > > > Dale > > > > :-) :-) > > I am not sure but I think Molex to SATA Power gets you in the ballpark? > > https://www.amazon.com/Power-Cable-Adapter-Female-8-inch/dp/B07BQFKTG7 > > https://www.amazon.com/Duttek-Female-Adapter-Connector-Drives/dp/B09BJ1J24M > > If these are close then it wouldn't cost a lot to try one out. (<$10)
> Sorry, I forgot to address your second question. It is my understanding - good or bad I'll leave it to you - that newer motherboards are moving toward drive power supplied through the motherboard and not through our old-style power supply cables. I don't think this is in the market yet in any big way, but when it arrives it would allow PWDIS to be controlled through software which then makes it easier to do 'hot swap' because the drive isn't hot when power is disabled. I suspect this is more of a server farm type issue and desktop machine users wouldn't be doing this because the form factor of the machine itself isn't set up for that. However if you were to get some sort of a drive cage which you connected to using wider SATA specifications then you could disable power to one drive and swap it out without having to power the machine down. All supposition on my part. I'll leave it to you to dig deeper if you care. (I don't !) Best wish, good luck and happy hunting, Mark
