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Post by jojo on Sept 26, 2014 16:52:10 GMT
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Post by vikingken on Sept 27, 2014 9:15:04 GMT
I work on the principle, every socket has got a matching plug and nothing will fit where it doesn't belong. With modular PSUs, if the output is high enough, you will have enough plugs to cover every eventuality and you dont have to know the names. If your using an old PSU, you might need to buy adapters and then you will need to know the name of what you want. That page will be of no help whatsoever, best to go to eBay and look at all the adapters for what you want. Adapters work from different plugs; so even if you know the name of where its got to go to, you might not know where its going to come from. Best to look at all the different types and pick the one that will suit you best.
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Post by jojo on Sept 27, 2014 10:29:34 GMT
I take your point.
But the advantage of a photo guide to the individual names is, in discussion, these can be cited,
instead of: the really flat power plug which fits in newer HDs, not the big one with 4 holes or the second one which was also flat, but small, the wider, flatter plug thing.
We can now say: The SATA power plug.
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Post by vikingken on Sept 27, 2014 16:56:06 GMT
The fat 4 hole plug that powered the old IDE hard drives, is a Molex plug and that page dont tell you that Jojo. If you was using an old PSU, you would need Molex to SATA adapters to power SATA drives.
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Post by jojo on Sept 27, 2014 20:55:32 GMT
It does, in the section discussing 4 pin power cables but I understand your point.
It's a common reference which we can now use when referring to these plugs and leads.
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