Unfortunately, it's not that easy. Native SATA power provides additional voltages that aren't available on older power supplies to support lower power consumption and hot-swap.
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Serial_ATA#Power_supply On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 14:47, Jeffrey Engle <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, here's what I want to to.... I've got an mdd that has the molex power > ends to connect to hard drives/ optical drives right? what I want to do is > "remove" those molex ends that go to the hard drives and put sata power ends > on the same cables where molex used to be.... Yes, I know that there is > plenty of adapters out there, I don't want another adapter.... what I want > is a nice clean power cable ... that looks like it came with sata power ends > on it from the factory. where to get those ends? do I need a special tool? > (hopefully not)... thanks in advance. Jeff -- " ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith (K4RNT) - Murfreesboro, Tennessee USA -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
