SATA power connectors vs. standard power connectors

jamesm · Post by **jamesm** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:38 pm

are they any different? I believe the SATA ones have a 7V line in addition to the 5V and 12V. Does that mean that the 4 pin molex to sata converters do the 7V trick?

|Romeo| · Post by **|Romeo|** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:52 pm

there's a 3.3v line in a SATA power connector.

jamesm · Post by **jamesm** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:01 pm

are there any performance differences?

slipknottin · Post by **slipknottin** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:45 pm

no performance difference.

But, a drive which has both power slots on it is not a true SATA drive, but an ATA drive with an adapter stuck on it. True SATA drives do not have the molex connectors.

jamesm · Post by **jamesm** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:11 pm

My raptor has a molex connector...

nici · Post by **nici** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:16 am

And IIRC the raptor isnt a native sata drive

Wich explains the molex connector, i have a raptor too. very nice drive imo

A drive isnt any slower because its not native sata.

jamesm · Post by **jamesm** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:42 am

hmmm, than why don't they have a PATA model?

suchageek · Post by **suchageek** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:44 am

nici wrote:And IIRC the raptor isnt a native sata drive Wich explains the molex connector, i have a raptor too. very nice drive imo A drive isnt any slower because its not native sata.

You are right. I had a pair of Seagate Barracuda's and they were the first native SATA drives. I now have a Seagate PATA and a pair of the 74 Raptors. I use the SATA connectors as they are a tad less bulky. They also fit right next to the SATA connector nicely.